Maine

State Supreme Court

  • 5 Democrats, 1 Republican
  • One vacancy

Eighth Amendment Cognate

  • ME. CONST. Art. I, § 9 (“Sanguinary laws shall not be passed; all penalties and punishments shall be proportioned to the offense; excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel nor unusual punishments inflicted”). (interpretation similar but not identical)

PLRA equivalent

  • ME. REV. STAT. ANN. tit. 4, § 10.,8 (West Supp. 2001)
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