Legal Opinion
Great Northern Paper, Inc. v. Penobscot Nation
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Decided May 1, 2001PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSaufley, J.
[¶ 1] This case requires us to decide whether the Maine Freedom of Access Act, 1 M.R.S.A. §§ 401-410 (1989 & Supp. 2000), which is ordinarily applicable to municipalities and other components of state government, is applicable to the Penobscot Nation and the Passamaquoddy Tribe. We conclude that the Act does not apply to the Tribes when they act in their municipal capacities with respect to internal tribal matters. We further conclude that the Act does apply to the Tribes when they interact with other governments or agencies in their municipal capacities.
[¶ 2] The dispute before us began when…
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