Legal Opinion
Campaign for Sensible Transportation v. Maine Turnpike Authority
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Decided May 8, 1995PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CLIFFORD, Justice.
The plaintiff, Campaign for Sensible Transportation (CST), appeals from a summary judgment entered in the Superior Court (Cumberland County, Brodrick, J.) in favor of the Maine Turnpike Authority (MTA). CST contends, inter alia, that its claim for injunctive relief is not moot, and that the MTA is not the equivalent of the State for the purpose of its entitlement to attorney fees pursuant to its section 1983 claims. We affirm the judgment.
CST is a nonprofit political action committee formed to support the passage of a November 1991 referendum that was initiated to prevent…
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