Maine Law

Maine residents are concern to Maine nation and U.S. federal laws. Federal legal guidelines practice in Maine as they do throughout all 50 states. In addition to the U.S. Constitution, that is the very best law of the U.S., federal laws encompass statutes which might be periodically codified in the U.S. Code. Federal legal guidelines additionally consist of selections with the aid of courts that interpret federal laws. Finally, federal legal guidelines consist of guidelines issued by federal administrative businesses to enforce federal legal guidelines. You can discover federal legal guidelines and associated sources with the aid of visiting the federal regulation section of the USLaw.Site web site.

The nation of Maine also has its own country legal guidelines. Maine nation laws consist of the Maine Constitution, laws handed by means of the Maine legislature and periodically codified inside the Maine Revised Statutes, and choices by courts that interpret Maine legal guidelines.

The Maine Constitution is rather quick as compared to many country constitutions, such as best 10 articles. The state re-codifies the Constitution each 10 years, because of this that it deletes repealed sections while retaining the general structure. Article X offers that a constitutional amendment may be located on a ballot if two-thirds of each chamber of the legislature vote in its favor. Maine was the primary state to require just one degree of voting with the aid of the legislature before putting an change on a ballot . (This rule later became followed with the aid of many different states.) Under Article IV, in the meantime, the legislature can arrange for a constitutional convention if two-thirds of each chamber vote in want.

The Maine Revised Statutes include the legal guidelines surpassed by using the Maine legislature. These legal guidelines and the provisions of the Maine Constitution are frequently interpreted with the aid of the Maine Supreme Judicial Court, that is the most effective appellate court in the state. The federal Maine District Court also troubles choices which could affect Maine citizens. The First Circuit Court of Appeals holds the authority to review choices through the Maine District Court. Sometimes the U.S. Supreme Court may additionally review a case that has been appealed from the First Circuit or from the Maine Supreme Judicial Court.

Maine Constitution

Maine Revised Statutes

• 2019 Maine Revised Statutes
• 2018 Maine Revised Statutes
• 2017 Maine Revised Statutes
• 2016 Maine Revised Statutes
• 2015 Maine Revised Statutes
• 2014 Maine Revised Statutes
• 2013 Maine Revised Statutes
• 2012 Maine Revised Statutes
• 2011 Maine Revised Statutes
• 2010 Maine Revised Statutes
• 2009 Maine Revised Statutes
• 2005 Maine Revised Statutes

Code of Maine Rules

Maine Case Law

• Maine Supreme Judicial Court Decisions
• Maine Superior Court Decisions

Federal Courts - Maine

• US Supreme Court
• First Circuit Court of Appeals
• Maine Federal District Courts
• Maine District Court

Maine State Resources