Legal Opinion
California v. Arizona
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided February 22, 1979No. 78 ORIGPublishedCited by 66 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Stewart
Since the admission of California to the Union in 1850, the southeastern boundary of the State has been the middle of the channel of the Colorado River. Act of Sept. 9, 1850, 9 Stat 452. Neither the Gadsden Purchase in 1853 nor the admission of Arizona to statehood in 1912 changed the location of this 229-mile border. The location of the river did change, however, from causes both natural and artificial. These shifts created confusion about the location of the political boundary between California and Arizona. This problem was resolved through an interstate compact, ratified by the Congress…
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