Legal Opinion
Opinion of the Justices
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Decided August 6, 2015PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
QUESTION PROPOUNDED BY THE GOVERNOR IN A COMMUNICATION DATED JULY 17, 2015
To the Honorable Justices of the Supreme Judicial Court:
Please accept my request for an Opinion of the Justices of the Maine Supreme Judicial Court pursuant to Article VI, Section 3 of the Maine Constitution. I seek your advice upon important questions of law regarding my constitutional obligation to faithfully execute the laws, specifically, 65 bills vetoed by me on July 16, 2015, 17 of which are emergency legislation.
When the Legislature adjourned on June 30 with no date to reconvene, I was prevented from returning…
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