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California Attorney General Opinion 24-405

California Attorney General Reports

Decided May 15, 2025No. 24-405Published

1Opinion of the Court

TO BE PUBLISHED IN THE OFFICIAL REPORTS OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL State of California ROB BONTA Attorney General _______________ : OPINION : : No. 24-405 of : : May 15, 2025 ROB BONTA : Attorney General : : RYAN B. McCARROLL : Deputy Attorney General : The HONORABLE JENNIFER LUCCHESI, EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF THE CALIFORNIA STATE LANDS COMMISSION, has requested an opinion regarding federal jurisdiction over San Clemente Island. QUESTION PRESENTED AND CONCLUSION Statutes 1897, chapter 56, extended to the federal government an offer of “exclusive jurisdiction over all lands within this State…

2Cases cited21 opinions

  1. M'culloch v. State of MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1819
  2. James v. Dravo Contracting Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1937
  3. Fort Leavenworth Railroad v. LoweSupreme Court of the United States · 1885
  4. United States v. City & County of San FranciscoSupreme Court of the United States · 1940
  5. Kleppe v. New MexicoSupreme Court of the United States · 1976

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