Legal Opinion

Joshua A. Gray v. Department of Public Safety

Supreme Judicial Court of Maine

Decided April 6, 2021PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

MAINE SUPREME JUDICIAL COURT Reporter of Decisions Decision:

2021 ME 19

Docket: Ken-20-168 Argued: February 10, 2021 Decided: April 6, 2021 Panel: MEAD, GORMAN, JABAR, HUMPHREY, HORTON, and CONNORS, JJ. JOSHUA A. GRAY v. DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY HUMPHREY, J. [¶1] In this appeal, we consider whether the First Amendment rights of an applicant for a professional license were abridged by the application of statutory competency standards to his conduct on social media.1 [¶2] Joshua A. Gray appeals from a judgment of the Superior Court (Kennebec County, Murphy, J.) affirming the Department of…

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