United States v. Louisiana

Texas was admitted to the Union in 1845 (9 Stat. 108) pursuant to a prior Joint Resolution (5 Stat. 797) which reserved for adjustment by the United States “all questions of boundary that may arise with other governments.” Texas as early as 1836 had claimed, as the opinion of the Court shows, a seaward boundary of “three leagues from land.” Such a claim conflicted with our national policy in the Gulf, since the United States before then had in treaties with Spain (8 Stat. 252) and with Mexico (8 Stat. 372) described the boundaries between the two countries west of the Mississippi as…