Maine Memory Network

K.B. Sewall admission to argue at Supreme Court, 1852

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1852-01-06 Location: Mobile Media: Lithograph

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Charles John Dunn, graduate of Blue Hill Academy, ca. 1918

Contributed by: Blue Hill Public Library Date: circa 1918 Media: Photographic print

Emery house, Ellsworth, ca. 1895

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1895 Location: Ellsworth; Hancock Client: L. A. Emery Architect: John Calvin Stevens

Redact: Obscuring the Maine Constitution

In 2015, Maliseet Representative Henry Bear drew the Maine legislature’s attention to a historic redaction of the Maine Constitution. Through legislation drafted in February 1875, approved by voters in September 1875, and enacted on January 1, 1876, the Sections 1, 2, and 5 of Article X (ten) of the Maine Constitution ceased to be printed. Since 1876, these sections are redacted from the document. Although they are obscured, they retain their validity.

George F. Shepley: Lawyer, Soldier, Administrator

George F. Shepley of Portland had achieved renown as a lawyer and as U.S. Attorney for Maine when, at age 42 he formed the 12th Maine Infantry and went off to war. Shepley became military governor of Louisiana early in 1862 and remained in the military for the duration of the war.

Western Maine Foothills Region - Mexico - Page 2 of 3

"Judge Charles W. Walton of the Supreme Court of the State of Maine opened a law office before 1905. Henry W. Park came to Mexico from Dixfield."

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - IV. Engulfed by nationalism: Revolutionary Biddeford

"… these lawyers, and would serve as a Judge in the Supreme Court, Governor of Massachusetts, and Biddeford's representative to the Provincial…"

The Equal Freedom to Marry
by Mary L Bonauto

Marriage Equality, Maine, and the U.S. Supreme Court