Legal Opinion
Blethen Maine Newspapers, Inc. v. State
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Decided April 22, 2005PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Majority: DANA, CALKINS, and LEVY, JJ.
Concurrence: SAUFLEY, C.J.
Dissent: CLIFFORD, RUDMAN, and ALEXANDER, JJ.
Dissent: ALEXANDER, J.
LEVY, J.
[¶ 1] This case requires us to address the unique nature of investigatory records held by a government prosecutor and the circumstances in which those records must be disclosed pursuant to Maine’s Freedom of Access Act (FOAA), 1 M.R.S.A. §§ 401-410 (1989 & Supp.2004).
[¶ 2] Blethen Maine Newspapers requested Maine’s Attorney General to disclose investigative records related to allegations of sexual abuse by eighteen deceased Roman Catholic priests. The…
2Cases cited13 opinions
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- United States Department of State v. RaySupreme Court of the United States · 1991
- Campbell v. United States Department of JusticeCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1998
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