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Portland, Maine

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South Portland is a city in Cumberland County, Maine, United States, and is the fourth-largest city in the state. Founded in 1895, as of the 2000 census, the city population was 23,324. Known for its working waterfront, South Portland is situated on Portland Harbor and overlooks the skyline of Portland and the islands of Casco Bay. Due to South Portland's close proximity to air, marine and highway transportation options, the city has become a center for retail and industry in the region. South Portland is a principal city of the Portland–South Portland–Biddeford, Maine Metropolitan Statistical Area.

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Federal courts in Portland

Maine District CourtDistrict Court
Maine Bankruptcy CourtBankruptcy Court

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Landmark decisions involving Portland

Quill Corp. v. North Dakota (1992)504 U.S. 298overruled
Employment Division v. Smith (1990)494 U.S. 872
Collins v. Youngblood (1990)497 U.S. 37
Complete Auto Transit, Inc. v. Brady (1977)430 U.S. 274
Hudgens v. National Labor Relations Board (1976)424 U.S. 507
Miller v. California (1973)413 U.S. 15
National Bellas Hess, Inc. v. Department of Revenue of Ill. (1967)386 U.S. 753overruled
Joseph E. Seagram & Sons v. Hostetter (1966)384 U.S. 35overruled
Forman v. United States (1960)361 U.S. 416overruled
Spector Motor Service v. O'Connor (1951)340 U.S. 602overruled
Hooven & Allison Co. v. Evatt (1945)324 U.S. 652overruled
United States v. South-Eastern Underwriters Ass'n (1944)322 U.S. 533
West Virginia State Board of Education v. Barnette (1943)319 U.S. 624

Recent opinions from Portland courts

355 FSUPP3D 785ecoNugenics, Inc. v. Bioenergy Life Sci., Inc. (2019)
367 FSUPP3D 910Yufan Zhang v. Unitedhealth Group (2019)
598 BR 252Hrebal v. Seterus, Inc. (2019)
357 FSUPP3D 876Indep. Sch. Dist. No. 283 v. E.M.D.H. by and Through L.H. (2019)
367 FSUPP3D 959Liban M.J. v. Sec'y of Dep't of Homeland Sec. (2019)
364 FSUPP3D 990Arp Wave, LLC v. Salpeter (2019)
379 FSUPP3D 783Melgar v. Barr (2019)
385 FSUPP3D 849Hrebal v. Nationstar Mortg. LLC (2019)
370 FSUPP3D 995Final Exit Network, Inc. v. Ellison (2019)
361 FSUPP3D 858Boitnott v. Border Foods, Inc. (2019)
359 FSUPP3D 122United States v. Santoro (2019)
362 FSUPP3D 642ASEA/AFSCM Local 52 health v. St. Jude Med., LLC (2019)

Law schools in Portland

University of Maine School of LawABA

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Other cities in Maine

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Washington · 107,413
York · 90,875
Union · 55,867
Strong · 40,625
Lee · 32,753
Liberty · 29,671
Phillips · 23,900
Freedom · 19,410
Sullivan · 15,023
Hope · 14,341
Warren · 13,469
Mexico · 13,196
Gray · 12,832
Turner · 12,457
Raymond · 12,143
Wayne · 11,722
Detroit · 11,385
Richmond · 10,476
Franklin · 10,314
Sherman · 10,174
Perry · 9,542
Wells · 9,096
Bradley · 8,914
Harrison · 8,601

Opinions mentioning Portland

944 F2D 912In Re Cooper Tire and Rubber Company
99 F3D 937Cost Management Services, Inc. v. Washington Natural Gas Co.
99 F3D 782Moreno v. Consolidated Rail Corp.
99 F3D 334Oregon Natural Resources Council, Inc. v. Kantor
98 F3D 686United States v. Sullivan
98 F3D 1345Frederick v. City of Portland
97 F3D 367Frazee v. United States Forest Service
97 F3D 1504CMM Cable Rep, Inc. v. Ocean Coast Properties, Inc.
97 F3D 1460Northwest Environmental Defense Center v. Wood
96 F3D 434Ramsey v. Kantor
96 F3D 1328Oregon, Department of Human Resources v. Witcosky
96 F3D 1332Maydak v. Bonded Credit Co.
96 F3D 1151Paracor Finance, Inc. v. General Electric Capital Corp.
95 F3D 1435Dreier v. United States
95 F3D 1422Del Monte Dunes at Monterey, Ltd. v. City of Monterey
94 F3D 658Florida Audubon Society v. Bentsen
94 F3D 65Presidential Life Insurance v. Milken
94 F3D 568Clinton v. Acequia, Inc.
94 F3D 561Dufay v. Bank of America N.T. & S.A., of Oregon
93 F3D 890Massachusetts v. United States Department of Transportation
93 F3D 610Sierra Club v. United States Forest Service
93 F3D 31Porn v. National Grange Mutual Insurance
92 F3D 792Oregon Natural Resources Council v. Thomas
92 F3D 1486Easyriders Freedom F.I.G.H.T. v. Hannigan
92 F3D 1239Altamont Gas Transmission Co. v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
91 F3D 242Sullivan v. Young Bros.
91 F3D 1293McGuire v. City of Portland
90 F3D 600Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. v. Houde
90 F3D 238Ehredt Underground, Inc. v. Commonwealth Edison Co.
90 F3D 110Mississippi Department of Economic & Community Development v. United States Department of Labor
9 F3D 1550Bascomb v. City of Seattle
9 F3D 1391Draper v. Chiapuzio
9 F3D 1388Trimiew v. United States
9 F3D 1389Trimiew v. United States
89 F3D 845Lindquist v. King County
89 F3D 816Hoskins Lumber Co. v. United States
89 F3D 17Wainwright Bank & Trust Co. v. Boulos
88 F3D 1511Douglas v. Brownell
87 F3D 1317Adesanya v. Prunty
86 F3D 895Sproull v. Director
85 F3D 616Reich v. Shiloh True Light Church of Christ
85 F3D 327American Eagle Insurance v. Thompson
84 F3D 38United States v. Page
84 F3D 1162Reynolds ex rel. Estate of Reynolds v. County of San Diego
84 F3D 1137Jet Investment, Inc. v. Department of the Army
83 F3D 930Independent Construction Equipment Builders Union v. Hyster-Yale Materials Handling, Inc.
83 F3D 498McKinnon v. Kwong Wah Restaurant
83 F3D 428Rodriguez v. City of Simi Valley
83 F3D 20United States v. Santiago
82 F3D 825Northwest Forest Resource Council v. Glickman