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Letter: Legal context important in Bellows’ decision

Por: Portland Press Herald Opinion January 16, 2024

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In the Jan. 3 opinion piece, attorney Gregory S. Fryer leans heavily on an 1869 opinion by Justice Samuel Chase to question the secretary of state’s disqualification of Donald Trump from Maine ballots. While his concern for how Bellows’ decision creates “calamitous uncertainties” and threatens “cherished constitutional protections of personal liberty” is reasonable, Fryer overlooks disputes and contexts about what Chase did. For one,... + full article



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