New Hampshire v. Maine

Both New Hampshire and Maine have filed exceptions to the Report of the Special Master in this original action brought by New Hampshire against Maine, 414 U. S. 810, 996 (1973), to locate the lateral marine boundary separating the States between the mouth of Portsmouth Harbor and the entrance to Gosport Harbor in the Isles of Shoals.1 Prior to trial the At*365torneys General of New Hampshire and Maine agreed upon a settlement and jointly filed a “Motion for Entry of Judgment by Consent of Plaintiff and Defendant,” together with a proposed consent decree, based on a stipulated record.2 The Special…