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United States v. Maine, 469 U.S. 504 (1985), also known as the Rhode Island and New York Boundary Case, was a decision by the U.S. Supreme Court, which held that Long Island Sound and Block Island Sound in part constitute a juridical bay under Article 7(6) of the Convention on the Territorial Sea and the Contiguous Zone, Long Island being an extension of the mainland and the southern headland ...
Maine, 426 U.S. 363 (1977), 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. [1] Both sides entered into a consent decree which was accepted by the special master appointed by the ...
Judge Lifespan Residence Began service Ended service Reason for termination Appointed by Re-appointed by George E. Bird: 1847–1926: Portland: October 23, 1923
Alden v. Maine, 527 U.S. 706 (1999), was a decision by the Supreme Court of the United States about whether the United States Congress may use its Article I powers to abrogate a state's sovereign immunity from suits in its own courts, thereby allowing citizens to sue a state in state court without the state's consent.
The Maine Supreme Judicial Court is the highest court in the state of Maine's judicial system. It is composed of seven justices, who are appointed by the governor and confirmed by the Maine Senate. Between 1820 and 1839, justices served lifetime appointments with a mandatory retirement age of 70. Starting in 1839, justices have been appointed ...
Nov. 23—The Maine Supreme Judicial Court on Tuesday overturned a lower court judge's decision in a case where a father sought to have more say in whether his children are vaccinated. In the ...
Jun. 24—The U.S. Supreme Court's announcement that it has voted to overturn the landmark 1973 abortion rights case Roe v. Wade sent shockwaves through Maine Friday morning. The decision was ...
The Bronx County Hall of Justice is a courthouse at 265 East 161st Street, between Sherman and Morris Avenues in the Concourse section of the Bronx in New York City.The ten-story, 775,000-square-foot (72,000 m 2) building includes 47 New York Supreme Court and New York City Criminal Court courtrooms, 7 grand jury rooms, and office space for the New York City Department of Correction, the New ...