Legal Opinion
Doe Ex Rel. Maine Department of Human Services v. Rowe
District Court, D. Maine
Decided August 9, 2001No. 2:00-cv-00206PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER ON CROSS MOTIONS FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT
SINGAL, District Judge.
Before the Court are both State Defendants’ Motion for Summary Judgment (Docket # 41) and Plaintiffs’ Motion for Summary Judgment (Docket # 44). Through these cross motions, the parties ask the Court to resolve the following significant question: By prohibiting voting by persons under guardianship for mental illness, does the Maine Constitution violate the Fourteenth Amendment and the Americans with Disabilities Act?
For the reasons described below, the Court answers this question in the affirmative. Thus, the Court GRANTS…
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