On remand from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit, a Maine district judge addressed the question of whether certain provisions of the federal Fair Credit Reporting Act preempt the application or enforcement of provisions of the Maine Fair Credit Reporting Act.
U.S. District Judge Lance E. Walker for the District of Maine entered declaratory judgment in part for both the plaintiff, the Consumer Data Industry Association, and the defendants, Maine Attorney General Aaron M. Frey and Superintendent of the Maine Bureau of Consumer Credit Protection in her official role, Linda J. Conti, in an order filed Jan. 9.
