02-039-340 Me. Code R. § 4
The members shall avoid discussing, except with adequate notice and opportunity for all parties to participate, any specific case under investigation, or any case which may reasonably be expected to be the subject of investigation, until after final agency action and the time for filing an appeal has lapsed or appeal remedies have been exhausted.
This rule shall not be construed to limit the members at Commission meetings from discussion among themselves or with the attorney for the Commission. These rules shall not be construed to limit communications regarding closed matters, investigations in general, inquiries regarding the status of a specific case, or other matters not relating to issues of fact or law concerning a specific case.
02-039 C.M.R. ch. 340, § 4