New Hampshire v. Maine

New Hampshire v. Maine

Original jurisdiction
Argued April 19, 1977
Decided June 14, 1977
Full case name New Hampshire v. Maine
Citations

426 U.S. 363 (more)

Outcome
Consent decree stipulated between parties and agreed to by parties is permissible under Vermont v. New York, 417 U.S. 270 (1974). States are not adjusting the boundary between them, which was fixed by the 1740 decree; the consent decree simply locates precisely the already existing boundary, and neither State is enhancing its power and threatening supremacy of the Federal Government.
Court membership
Case opinions
Majority Brennan, joined by Burger, Stewart, Marshall, Powell, Rehnquist
Dissent White, joined by Blackmun, Stevens

New Hampshire v. Maine, 426 U.S. 363 (1977),[1] was an original jurisdiction case in which the Supreme Court of the United States held that the boundary between the states of New Hampshire and Maine was fixed by the 1740 decree of King George II of Great Britain. Both sides entered into a consent decree which was accepted the special master appointed by the Court.

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References

  1. 426 U.S. 363 Full text of the opinion courtesy of Findlaw.com.
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