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Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 1, § 400 (2026)

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This subchapter may be known and cited as "the Freedom of Access Act."   [PL 2011, c. 662, §1 (NEW).]
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PL 2011, c. 662, §1 (NEW).
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Cited in 14 cases (7 in the last 5 years), 2014–2026 · leading case: Dubois v. Off. of the Attorney Gen., 185 A.3d 734 (Me. 2018).
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Dubois v. Off. of the Attorney Gen., 185 A.3d 734 (Me. 2018). · cites it 2× “, pursuant to the Freedom of Access Act, 1 M.R.S. §§ 400 - 414 (2017), for drafts of a letter sent in January of 2016 by the Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry (DACF) to Dubois Livestock.”
Dubois v. Dep't of Agric., Conservation & Forestry, 185 A.3d 743 (Me. 2018). “) affirming part of a decision of the Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry (DACF) to deny portions of their request for records pursuant to the Freedom of Access *746 Act (FOAA), see 1 M.R.S. §§ 400 - 414 (2017). We affirm the order.”
DuBois v. Town of Arundel, 202 A.3d 524 (Me. 2019). “DISCUSSION [¶4] It is unclear from the face of the complaint whether Dubois and Fedder rely on the Freedom of Access Act (FOAA), 1 M.R.S. §§ 400 - 414 (2017), as the statutory avenue for review under Maine Rule of Civil Procedure 80B, or if they are asserting a separate cause of…”
Sullivan v. Town of Freeport (D. Me. 2024). “, and the state of Maine’s Freedom of Access Act (FOAA), 1 M.R.S. § 400 et seq. Compl. at 3. But “[t]he FOIA .”
Doyle v. Town of Scarborough (Me. Super. Ct 2016). “The Freedom of Access Act (FOAA), 1 M.R.S. §400, requires that public actions and records be made available to the public.”
Dubois v. Maine Off. of the Attorney Gen. (Me. Super. Ct 2017). “2 1 M.R.S. §§ 400 (2016) et seq. 1 (FOAA) request from Sol Fedder on behalf of Dubois Livestock.”
Hawes v. Maine Pub. Employees Ret. Sys. (Me. Super. Ct 2023). “PROCEDURAL HISTORY This case, involving an appeal pursuant to the Maine Freedom of Access Act (““FOAA”), 1 M.R.S. § 400 et seg., was consolidated with a related FOAA case involving the same parties and docketed as KEN-CV-21-207.”
Maine Ctr. for Pub. Reporting v. York Cnty. (Me. Super. Ct 2023). “) ) On June 25, 2021, Samantha Hogan, a reporter employed by the plaintiff, The Maine Center for Public Interest Reporting (the “Center’), submitted a request pursuant to the Freedom of Access Act (“FOAA”), 1 M.R.S. § 400 et seq., to York County seeking records related to the…”
Antonio McKinney v. Lewiston Police Dep't, et al. (D. Me. 2025). “After the July 2025 incident, Plaintiff submitted separate records requests to the Lewiston Police Department and the Androscoggin County Jail pursuant to Maine’s Freedom of Access Act, 1 M.R.S.A. § 400, et seq. As of the filing of the complaint on July 15, 2025, Plaintiff had…”
Antonio McKinney v. Trooper Wing, et al.; Antonio McKinney v. Lewiston Police Dep't, et al.; Antonio McKinney v. An (D. Me. 2026). “McKinney submitted requests for public records to the Lewiston Police Department and the ACJ under the Maine Freedom of Access Act (“FOAA”), 1 M.R.S. § 400 et seq. See Dkt. No. 25-cv-367, ECF No.”
Antonio McKinney v. Trooper Wing, et al.; Antonio McKinney v. Lewiston Police Dep't, et al.; Antonio McKinney v. An (D. Me. 2026). “McKinney submitted requests for public records to the Lewiston Police Department and the ACJ under the Maine Freedom of Access Act (“FOAA”), 1 M.R.S. § 400 et seq. See Dkt. No. 25-cv-367, ECF No.”
Antonio McKinney v. Trooper Wing, et al.; Antonio McKinney v. Lewiston Police Dep't, et al.; Antonio McKinney v. An (D. Me. 2026). “McKinney submitted requests for public records to the Lewiston Police Department and the ACJ under the Maine Freedom of Access Act (“FOAA”), 1 M.R.S. § 400 et seq. See Dkt. No. 25-cv-367, ECF No.”
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