Appeals Court Upholds Bar Harbor’s Limit on Cruise Ship Passengers

Appeals court upholds Bar Harbor’s limit on cruise ship passengers

While the 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals backed most of the District Court's ruling last year, it directed the lower court to determine whether Bar Harbor's ordinance goes further than necessary.

Appeals court sends Bar Harbor cruise ship lawsuit back to lower court

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 1st Circuit on Monday partially upheld and partially sent back to a lower court Bar Harbor’s legal dispute with the Association to Preserve and Protect Local Livelihoods (APPLL), the Penobscot Bay and River Pilot Association, and others over cruise ship disembarkation limits. The court also ruled that each party involved would bear its own cost. “We are pleased that the First Circuit vacated the District Court o…

Constitutional – Commerce Clause – Cruise ship ordinance – Rhode Island Lawyers Weekly

Where a town in Maine enacted an ordinance that caps at 1,000 the number of people who may “disembark” each day from any cruise ship, a remand is necessary to determine whether the ordinance violates the Dormant Commerce Clause.

Constitutional – Commerce Clause – Cruise ship ordinance

Where a town in Maine enacted an ordinance that caps at 1,000 the number of people who may “disembark” each day from any cruise ship, a remand is necessary to determine whether the ordinance violates the Dormant Commerce Clause.

First Circuit affirms all but one portion of district court ruling on cruise ship regulations

BOSTON — The United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit has handed down its ruling on the challenge to the 1,000-passenger cap brought by business groups in Bar Harbor. Anyone hoping that the federal court’s decision would be…