{"argument_date":"2001-04-16T00:00:00Z","arguments":[{"argument_date":"2001-04-16T00:00:00Z","heading":"What happened at the argument","official_detail_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcript/2000","official_transcript_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2000/130orig.pdf","paragraphs":["Paul Stern argued Maine's motion to dismiss relies on res judicata.","Paul Stern noted the boundary location depends on the river's middle.","Paul Stern stated the location determines how much territory each state holds.","Paul Stern asked the court to dismiss New Hampshire's complaint."],"reargument":false,"sequence":1,"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 14, lines 27-45","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2000/130orig.pdf","page_label":"file page 14, lines 27-45"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 22, lines 17-1","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2000/130orig.pdf","page_label":"file page 22, lines 17-1"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 3, lines 17-29","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2000/130orig.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 17-29"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 3, lines 5-15","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2000/130orig.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 5-15"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 48, lines 1-35","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2000/130orig.pdf","page_label":"file page 48, lines 1-35"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 49, lines 37-39","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2000/130orig.pdf","page_label":"file page 49, lines 37-39"}]}],"caption":"New Hampshire v. Maine","case_history":[{"changed_at":"2026-08-29T20:06:33.090302Z","explanation":"An official oral-argument transcript was verified.","status":"argued"},{"changed_at":"2026-08-29T20:06:33.115030Z","explanation":"An official oral-argument transcript was verified.","status":"argued"}],"case_status":"argued","dek":"New Hampshire seeks to redraw its river boundary. Maine and the United States argue a 1976 ruling bars this request.","dek_sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 14, lines 27-45","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2000/130orig.pdf","page_label":"file page 14, lines 27-45"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 22, lines 17-1","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2000/130orig.pdf","page_label":"file page 22, lines 17-1"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 3, lines 17-29","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2000/130orig.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 17-29"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 48, lines 1-35","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2000/130orig.pdf","page_label":"file page 48, lines 1-35"}],"dispositions":[],"latest_court_document_date":"2001-04-16T00:00:00Z","maturity":"official_transcript","official_detail_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcript/2000","official_disposition_urls":[],"official_docket_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/docket/docketfiles/html/public/130%20ORIG..html","primary_docket":"130 ORIG.","revisions":[{"correction_note":"Rewritten to the concise citizen-facing editorial standard.","created_at":"2026-08-31T17:54:14.946458Z","maturity":"official_transcript","revision_number":1},{"correction_note":"Migrated to the dated official Court activity contract without model use.","created_at":"2026-09-05T03:22:24Z","maturity":"official_transcript","revision_number":2}],"schema_version":"1.1","sections":[{"heading":"What this case is about","paragraphs":["New Hampshire wants to redraw its river boundary. Maine and the United States want the court to dismiss the case. They cite a 1976 ruling as a bar."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 14, lines 27-45","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2000/130orig.pdf","page_label":"file page 14, lines 27-45"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 22, lines 17-1","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2000/130orig.pdf","page_label":"file page 22, lines 17-1"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 3, lines 17-29","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2000/130orig.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 17-29"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 48, lines 1-35","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2000/130orig.pdf","page_label":"file page 48, lines 1-35"}]},{"heading":"How the case got here","paragraphs":["The Supreme Court heard oral argument in this case on April 16, 2001."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 3, lines 5-15","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2000/130orig.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 5-15"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 49, lines 37-39","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2000/130orig.pdf","page_label":"file page 49, lines 37-39"}]},{"heading":"What each side wants","paragraphs":["New Hampshire wants to redraw its river boundary.","Maine and the United States want the court to dismiss the case."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 14, lines 27-45","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2000/130orig.pdf","page_label":"file page 14, lines 27-45"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 22, lines 17-1","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2000/130orig.pdf","page_label":"file page 22, lines 17-1"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 3, lines 17-29","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2000/130orig.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 17-29"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 48, lines 1-35","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2000/130orig.pdf","page_label":"file page 48, lines 1-35"}]},{"heading":"What each side says","paragraphs":["New Hampshire argues the 1976 ruling does not bar its new claim.","Maine and the United States argue the 1976 ruling bars the current suit."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 14, lines 27-45","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2000/130orig.pdf","page_label":"file page 14, lines 27-45"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 22, lines 17-1","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2000/130orig.pdf","page_label":"file page 22, lines 17-1"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 3, lines 17-29","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2000/130orig.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 17-29"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 48, lines 1-35","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2000/130orig.pdf","page_label":"file page 48, lines 1-35"}]},{"heading":"What the justices asked","paragraphs":["Does the 1976 ruling bar New Hampshire's current boundary claim?"],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 49, lines 37-39","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2000/130orig.pdf","page_label":"file page 49, lines 37-39"}]},{"heading":"Why it matters","paragraphs":["The outcome determines the exact location of the state border. It defines which state controls the river territory. It resolves the dispute over the 1740 decree."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 14, lines 27-45","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2000/130orig.pdf","page_label":"file page 14, lines 27-45"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 22, lines 17-1","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2000/130orig.pdf","page_label":"file page 22, lines 17-1"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 3, lines 17-29","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2000/130orig.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 17-29"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 48, lines 1-35","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2000/130orig.pdf","page_label":"file page 48, lines 1-35"}]},{"heading":"What happens next","paragraphs":["This article currently covers the argument record. Use the official docket link for later case activity."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 3, lines 5-15","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2000/130orig.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 5-15"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 49, lines 37-39","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2000/130orig.pdf","page_label":"file page 49, lines 37-39"}]}],"slug":"2000-130-orig-new-hampshire-v-maine","term":"2000","title":"Does a 1976 ruling bar New Hampshire from redrawing its river boundary?","title_sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 14, lines 27-45","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2000/130orig.pdf","page_label":"file page 14, lines 27-45"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 22, lines 17-1","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2000/130orig.pdf","page_label":"file page 22, lines 17-1"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 3, lines 17-29","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2000/130orig.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 17-29"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 48, lines 1-35","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2000/130orig.pdf","page_label":"file page 48, lines 1-35"}],"topics":[],"undated_disposition_date_fallback":null,"updated_at":"2026-09-05T03:22:24Z"}