Legal Opinion
United States v. Louisiana
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided June 5, 1950No. 12, OriginalPublishedCited by 139 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Douglas
The United States by its Attorney General and its Solicitor General brought this suit against the State of Louisiana, invoking our jurisdiction under Art. Ill, § 2, Cl. 2 of the Constitution which provides “In all Cases . . . in which a State shall be Party, the supreme Court shall have original Jurisdiction.”
The complaint alleges that the United States was and is
“the owner in fee simple of, or possessed of paramount rights in, and full dominion and power over, the lands, minerals, and other things underlying the Gulf of Mexico, lying seaward of the ordinary low-water mark on the coast of…
2Cases cited6 opinions
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- United States v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1892
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3Cited by139 opinions
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