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Maine issues

The doctrines Maine courts name when they cite: mined from the sentence each citation lives in, keyed on the citing court, counted by distinct opinions. Entry by issue, not by case: pick one to see the cases on each side.

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1 affirmative defense Inniss v. Methot Buick-Opel, Inc. 2822 1951–2026 37
2 due process clause Murphy v. Keenan 2702 1956–2026 39
3 Miranda warning Miranda v. Arizona 2602 1973–2026 29
4 obvious error State v. True 2412 1966–2026 35
5 fundamental rule Mathews v. Eldridge 1712 1839–2026 14
6 hearsay rule Crawford v. Washington 1212 1916–2026 5
7 warrant requirement Birchfield v. N. Dakota. William Robert Bernard 1162 1948–2024 14
8 exclusionary rule United States v. Leon 1042 1967–2025 6
9 equal protection clause Tri-State Rubbish, Inc. v. Town of New Gloucester 852 1935–2023 2
10 res judicata doctrine Beegan v. Schmidt 852 1970–2025 13
11 death knell exception Webb v. Haas 762 1984–2026 10
12 mootness doctrine In Re Faucher 742 1981–2025 9
13 abuse of discretion standard Patricia Mae Voter v. Dexter R. Voter 652 1980–2024 6
14 de novo hearing Stewart v. Town of Sedgwick 642 1987–2025 5
15 Fifth Amendment privilege Miranda v. Arizona 642 1973–2025 4
16 Maine rule Haynes v. Jackson 622 1917–2026 9
17 collateral order exception Bond v. Bond 601 1976–2026 7
18 judicial economy exception Department of Human Services v. Lowatchie 592 1990–2026 14
19 per se rule State Ex Rel. Tierney v. Ford Motor Co. 562 1973–2026 6
20 harmless error Delaware v. Van Arsdall 552 1972–2026 11
21 recitation of Miranda warning State v. Sawyer 552 1979–2024 16
22 equitable estoppel doctrine Hird v. Bath Iron Works Corp. 542 1938–2023 2
23 Fourth Amendment violation United States v. Infante-Ruiz 542 1970–2025 4
24 probable cause standard State v. Webster 532 1970–2023 3
25 sovereign immunity Drake v. Smith 532 1971–2025 6
26 standing requirement Sproul v. Town of Boothbay Harbor 532 1975–2025 6
27 clear and convincing standard Taylor v. Commissioner of Mental Health & Mental Retardation 492 1991–2021 1
28 conditional privilege Lester v. Powers 492 1917–2024 7
29 unjust enrichment claim Paffhausen v. Balano 492 1974–2024 5
30 blood alcohol test State v. Webster 482 1969–2025 1
31 double jeopardy clause State of Maine v. Wade R. Hoover 482 1969–2026 4
32 Strickland test Strickland v. Washington 482 1997–2026 13
33 statute of limitations defense McLaughlin v. Superintending School Committee 462 1982–2026 5
34 qualified immunity Harlow v. Fitzgerald 452 1956–2026 3
35 prima facie claim Duren v. Missouri 442 1878–2023 10
36 defamation claim Cole v. Chandler 422 1984–2024 8
37 seriously prejudicial error State v. Baker 401 1981–2025 4
38 totality of the circumstances test Illinois v. Gates 402 1979–2022 6
39 rational basis test Califano v. Aznavorian 392 1978–2026 14
40 good cause exception George Brackett v. Town of Rangeley 382 1824–2023 5
41 parol evidence rule Handy Boat Service, Inc. v. Professional Services, Inc. 382 1928–2024 2
42 substitute procedural requirement Mathews v. Eldridge 382 1981–2023 5
43 elementary principle State v. Doran 372 1851–2022 1
44 defendant abused privilege Johnson v. Exclusive Properties Unlimited 342 1998–2024 2
45 adverse possession claim Striefel v. Charles-Keyt-Leaman Partnership 322 1914–2024 3
46 confrontation clause Crawford v. Washington 322 1978–2026 8
47 nied claim Curtis v. Porter 322 1992–2022 5
48 reasonable doubt error State v. Warren 322 1971–2024 4
49 Town motion Talbot v. Town of Little Compton 322 1990–2023 1
50 voluntariness requirement State v. Mikulewicz 312 1976–2024 5
51 business records exception Beneficial Maine Inc. v. Carter 302 1981–2024 1
52 existence of a meritorious defense Thomas v. Thompson 302 1984–2023 6
53 Hewey analysis State v. Hewey 302 1998–2026 13
54 burden-shifting analysis McDonnell Douglas Corp. v. Green 292 2003–2025 4
55 corpus delicti rule State v. Curlew 292 1973–2019 0
56 preponderance of the evidence standard Santosky v. Kramer 292 1974–2023 3
57 should dismiss claim McAfee v. Cole 291 2006–2023 1
58 adverse effect defense Strickland v. Washington 282 2015–2024 13
59 clear and convincing evidence standard Taylor v. Commissioner of Mental Health & Mental Retardation 282 1984–2024 3
60 Terry stop State v. Donatelli 282 1978–2026 4
61 transactional test Portland Water District v. Town of Standish 282 1982–2024 5
62 violation of some positive rule Smith v. Smith 281 1980–2015 0
63 manifest error Cates v. Farrington 272 1953–2019 0
64 prejudicial error State of Maine v. Stephen J. Tucker Sr. 271 1980–2025 7
65 preserved error State v. White 271 1989–2026 9
66 slapp motion John P. Thurlow v. Zakia C. Nelson 272 2003–2025 9
67 economic loss doctrine Oceanside at Pine Point Condominium Owners Ass'n v. Peachtree Doors, Inc. 262 1995–2023 2
68 essence claim Burns v. Architectural Doors and Windows 262 1995–2024 10
69 pleading standard Bean v. Cummings 262 1977–2024 4
70 damages hearing Aladdin Electric Associates v. Town of Old Orchard Beach 252 1954–2024 2
71 comparison test Elliott v. Hanover Insurance Co. 242 1980–2021 2
72 exhaustion of administrative remedies doctrine Levesque v. Inhabitants of Town of Eliot 242 1974–2024 3
73 First Amendment challenge Lester v. Powers 242 1970–2026 3
74 jeopardy hearing In re Hope H. 241 1999–2026 2
75 testimonial hearing Guidotti v. Legal Helpers Debt Resolution, L.L.C. 242 1973–2021 2
76 utpa claim Beaulieu v. Dorsey 242 1995–2020 0
77 adjudication claim Pepperell Trust Co. v. Mountain Heir Financial Corp. 232 1979–2026 5
78 essential element claim Lewis v. Knowlton 232 1982–2025 3
79 policy behind doctrine Calthorpe v. Abrahamson 232 1983–2024 1
80 separation of powers doctrine Brown v. State, Department of Manpower Affairs 232 1970–2025 6
81 sufficiency of the evidence challenge Westleigh v. Conger 231 1994–2025 4
82 exigent circumstances exception Birchfield v. N. Dakota. William Robert Bernard 222 1974–2024 4
83 good faith exception United States v. Leon 222 1981–2023 4
84 gross deviation standard State v. Gammon 222 1979–2025 3
85 obviousness error State v. True 221 1982–2025 1
86 Sixth Amendment violation Schad v. Arizona 221 1973–2023 1
87 judicially created rule Braley v. Berkshire Mutual Insurance Co. 212 1977–2025 2
88 positive rule Hedrich v. Hedrich 211 1980–2025 1
89 public trust doctrine Bell v. Town of Wells 212 1981–2022 1
90 void-for-vagueness challenge State of Maine v. David Reckards 212 1974–2024 7
91 WPA claim Patricia Galouch v. Department of Professional and Financial Regulation 212 2004–2022 3
92 collateral consequences exception In Re Walter R. 202 1998–2020 0
93 commerce clause Complete Auto Transit, Inc. v. Brady 202 1901–2026 1
94 discretionary immunity Darling v. Augusta Mental Health Institute 202 1981–2018 0
95 exclusivity immunity Li v. C.N. Brown Co. 202 1994–2026 4
96 fact at issue rule Lougee Conservancy v. Citimortgage, Inc. 202 2011–2023 15
97 fact-specific inquiry State v. Metzger 202 1997–2025 4
98 knowing and intelligent waiver State v. Walls 202 1980–2025 3
99 procedural due process claim Guardianship of Hughes 202 1995–2024 4
100 substantive due process claim County of Sacramento v. Lewis 202 1981–2022 3
101 attorney-client privilege Corey v. Norman, Hanson & DeTroy 192 1977–2024 3
102 collateral estoppel doctrine Kurtz & Perry, P.A. v. Emerson 192 1974–2018 0
103 functional analysis Inhabitants of the Town of Sabattus v. Bilodeau 192 1978–2013 0
104 loss of consortium claim Hardy v. St. Clair 192 1978–2020 0
105 low standard Camden National Bank v. Ilene F. Weintraub 192 2006–2024 5
106 property claim Jordan v. Shea 192 1974–2023 2
107 vagueness challenge State of Maine v. David Reckards 192 1981–2024 3
108 acquiescence is well served by recognizing doctrine Calthorpe v. Abrahamson 182 1983–2024 1
109 aggravating and mitigating factors State v. Schofield 182 1994–2026 5
110 Brady violation Strickler v. Greene 182 1973–2026 3
111 fair and unbiased hearing Gorham v. Town of Cape Elizabeth 182 1993–2026 2
112 first step analysis State v. Holland 182 2000–2026 3
113 insanity defense State v. Kitchens 181 1956–2025 3
114 law of the case doctrine Blance v. Alley 182 1979–2021 1
115 motion to dismiss claim Bryan R. v. Watchtower Bible & Tract Society of New York, Inc. 182 1999–2023 3
116 plain language rule James M. Dickau v. Vermont Mutual Insurance Co. 182 1997–2024 5
117 reasonable articulable suspicion standard State v. Porter 182 1994–2023 2
118 reasonable suspicion standard State v. Caron 182 1987–2022 3
119 scrutiny standard Anderson v. Town of Durham 182 1980–2020 0
120 second prong test John Fahnley v. State of Maine 182 1978–2023 5
121 tortious interference claim Rutland v. Mullen 182 2000–2021 4
122 unfitness determination for clear error In re Caleb M. 181 2017–2018 0
123 breach violation Corey v. Norman, Hanson & DeTroy 172 1827–2017 0
124 business judgment rule Rosenthal v. Rosenthal 172 1988–2021 3
125 collateral source rule Werner v. Lane 172 1978–2022 2
126 competing harms defense State v. Kee 171 1982–2025 2
127 consent exception Birchfield v. N. Dakota. William Robert Bernard 172 1978–2026 5
128 discretionary function immunity Darling v. Augusta Mental Health Institute 172 1987–2022 2
129 estoppel doctrine City of Auburn v. Desgrosseilliers 172 1889–2021 1
130 findings for clear error In re Nicholas S. 171 1990–2022 3
131 HGN test State v. Taylor 172 1997–2022 1
132 home rule Tisei v. Town of Ogunquit 172 1979–2022 2
133 ineffective assistance claim In re M.P. 172 1993–2026 7
134 inevitable discovery exception State v. Storer 172 1980–2025 3
135 injury requirement Schelling v. Lindell 172 1939–2024 3
136 known right privilege Johnson v. Zerbst 172 1967–2018 0
137 Massachusetts rule Massaletti v. Fitzroy 172 1914–2015 0
138 speedy trial claim Barker v. Wingo 172 1972–2026 6
139 discussion hearing Heber v. Lucerne-In-Maine Village Corp. 162 1947–2024 2
140 facts constituting defense State v. Glidden 161 1985–2015 0
141 Franks hearing Franks v. Delaware 162 1993–2023 2
142 hostile work environment claim Watt v. UniFirst Corp. 162 2001–2018 0
143 iied claim Curtis v. Porter 162 1998–2024 7
144 ineffective assistance of counsel claim Aldus v. State 162 1997–2018 0
145 Intoxilyzer test State v. Webster 162 1983–2020 0
146 legal malpractice claim Brewer v. Hagemann 162 1996–2020 0
147 plain view doctrine State of Maine v. Michael R. McNaughton 162 1971–2025 4
148 promissory estoppel doctrine Chapman v. Bomann 162 1953–2023 2
149 public interest exception In Re Walter R. 162 2004–2021 2
150 quantum meruit claim Paffhausen v. Balano 162 1994–2024 1

Top 150 by distinct citing opinions.

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