Legal Opinion
Opinion of the Justices
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Decided May 23, 2017No. Docket OJ-17-1PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
QUESTIONS PROPOUNDED BY THE MAINE SENATE IN A COMMUNICATION DATED FEBRUARY 2, 2017
WHEREAS, it appears to the Senate of the 128th Legislature that the following are important questions of law and that this is a solemn occasion; and
WHEREAS, the Constitution of Maine, Article VI, Section 3 provides for the Justices of the Supreme Judicial Court to render their opinion on such questions; and
WHEREAS, separate provisions of the Constitution of Maine, adopted at different times, provide that persons elected to the House of Representatives and as Governor shall be elected “by a plurality of all votes…
2Cases cited57 opinions
- Marbury v. MadisonSupreme Court of the United States · 1803
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- Yick Wo v. HopkinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1886
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- Storer v. BrownSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
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