Legal Opinion
Government of Guam ex rel. Guam Economic Development Authority v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided June 4, 1999No. 97-17140PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GRABER, Circuit Judge:
The government of Guam brought this action against the United States, alleging that it is entitled to own or control about 24,000 acres of land pursuant to the Organic Act of Guam, the Territorial Submerged Lands Act, and the doctrine, of aboriginal title. The district court disagreed and granted summary judgment to the United States. We affirm.
FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND
The facts are not in dispute. In 1898, Spain ceded Guam, including 41,859 acres *632of Spanish-owned property (crown land), to the United States. In that same year, the President of the United States…
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