New Hampshire v. Maine

New Hampshire v. Maine
Supreme Court of the United States
Original jurisdiction Argued April 19, 1977 Decided June 14, 1977
Full case name	New Hampshire v. Maine
Citations	426 U.S. 363 (more)
Outcome
Consent decree stipulated between parties and agreed to by parties is permissible under Vermont v. New York, 417 U.S. 270 (1974). States are not adjusting the boundary between them, which was fixed by the 1740 decree; the consent decree simply locates precisely the already existing boundary, and neither State is enhancing its power and threatening supremacy of the Federal Government.
Court membership
Chief Justice Warren E. Burger Associate Justices William J. Brennan, Jr. · Potter Stewart Byron White · Thurgood Marshall Harry Blackmun · Lewis F. Powell, Jr. William Rehnquist · John P. Stevens
Case opinions
Majority	Brennan, joined by Burger, Stewart, Marshall, Powell, Rehnquist
Dissent	White, joined by Blackmun, Stevens

New Hampshire v. Maine, 426 U.S. 363 (1977),^[1] 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. Both sides entered into a consent decree which was accepted the special master appointed by the Court.

See also

• Florida v. Georgia
• Piscataqua River border dispute, New Hampshire v. Maine, No. 130 Original, 532 U.S. 742 (2001)
• List of United States Supreme Court cases, volume 426
• State of New Mexico v. State of Texas

References

1. 426 U.S. 363 Full text of the opinion courtesy of Findlaw.com.