A recent traffic stop in Maine bears a sharp resemblance to a traffic stop that the Supreme Court of the United States had decided was a violation of the Fourth Amendment. The case bears particular relevance for police investigations for operating under the influence (OUI) in Maine. Pretextual Stop Leads
A major case involving implied consent laws and the law of operating under the influence (OUI) recently reached the U.S. Supreme Court. The Supreme Court’s opinion was released on June 27 and immediately presented an uncommon challenge to the legal community: Determining what, if anything, the Supreme Court actually said.
New developments in Maine’s slowly-developing recreational marijuana law have shifted the impetus from the state to local governments. While there is still plenty of time to act, the city of Portland has been surprisingly slow on the uptake. Governor Signs New Recreational Marijuana Bill When Maine voters chose to make
Maine’s departed governor, Paul LePage, has found a new job: he will be serving as a bartender at a restaurant in Boothbay Harbor. The position makes him vulnerable to one of the most overlooked aspects of Maine’s law against operating under the influence (OUI): dram shop liability. Ex-Governor LePage to
A local Maine news station recently released a feature story about drugged driving in the state. While the story reveals some important information, the vast majority of it – including its key takeaway – is misleading or flat out wrong. Local News Station Runs Story on Drugged Driving in Maine
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