United States v. Buras

(dissenting) :

With all due deference to the conscientious and scholarly approach of the panel to the intricate analysis of Louisiana land law required by this decision, I respectfully dissent from the Court’s denial of rehearing en banc.

I do not begin to offer even a faint whisper of a suggestion of possible criticism of the panel’s decision on the merits of the competing claims. Indeed, it is that the merits are inescapably shrouded in ancient history, Louisiana practices in the administration of state land patent grants, and the intricacies of Louisiana law and procedure, that makes it…