Legal Opinion

Opinion of the Justices

Supreme Judicial Court of Maine

Decided August 27, 1981PublishedCited by 24 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

*598 State of Maine

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OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR

AUGUSTA, MAINE 04333

July 16, 1981

To the Honorable Justices of the Supreme Judicial Court:

By virtue of the authority conferred upon the Governor by the Constitution of Maine, Article VI, Section 3, and believing that the questions contained herein are important questions of law and that it is a solemn occasion,

I, Joseph E. Brennan, Governor of Maine, submit the following statement of facts and questions of law and respectfully ask the opinion of the Justices of the Supreme Judicial Court thereon:

STATEMENT OF FACTS

On June 19, 1981, S.P. 598, L.D. 1594,…

2Cases cited26 opinions

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