PORTLAND PRESS HERALD • August 30, 2022
In a partial and tentative victory for the developers of a stalled New England power corridor, the Maine Supreme Judicial Court ruled Tuesday that a voter-approved law blocking the project would be unconstitutional if enough work had already been completed. Now it will be up to a lower court judge to determine if the New England Clean Energy Connect transmission line had established so-called vested rights before the statewide referendum was held.