Legal Opinion
United States v. California
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided May 17, 1965No. 5 ORIGPublishedCited by 75 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Harlan
The present case requires us to determine the extent of submerged lands granted to the State of California by the Submerged Lands Act of 1953,1 and in particular to declare whether specified bodies of water on the California coast are “inland waters” within the meaning of that Act. A substantial amount of background is necessary to place the issues in perspective.
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The Setting op the Case.
This is a suit begun in 1945, brought by the United States against California to determine dominion over the submerged lands and mineral rights under the three-mile belt of sea off the coast of California. In…
2Cases cited10 opinions
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- United States v. LouisianaSupreme Court of the United States · 1960
- Manchester v. MassachusettsSupreme Court of the United States · 1891
- Marine Railway & Coal Co. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1921
- United States v. TurnerCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1949
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3Cited by75 opinions
- Sun Oil Co. v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1978
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- Secretary of the Interior v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- United States v. Louisiana the Louisiana Boundary CaseSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- United States v. AlaskaSupreme Court of the United States · 1997
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