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What is Maynard v. Hill: Divorce Legislation Case about?

This Supreme Court case involves a dispute over land in Washington Territory that was claimed under the Oregon Donation Land Act of 1850. David Maynard settled on the land as a married man in 1852 but obtained a divorce from his wife Lydia through a territorial legislative act later that year without her knowledge. He remarried and obtained title to half the land. The children of David and Lydia sued, arguing the divorce and land title determinations were invalid. The Court had to decide the validity of the

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Antoinette Janellie Tejada

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