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United States v. Louisiana, 389 U.S. 155 (1967)
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General SummaryThis case is from a collection containing the full text of over 16,000 Supreme Court cases from 1793 to the present. The body of Supreme Court decisions are, effectively, the final interpretation of the Constitution. Only an amendment to the Constitution can permanently overturn an interpretation and this has happened only four times in American history.
United States v. Louisiana, 389 U.S. 155 (1967)
United States v. Louisiana No. 9, Orig. Argued October 9, 1967 Decided December 4, 1967 389 U.S. 155
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The Submerged Lands Act, which unconditionally permits each coastal State to claim a seaward boundary three geographical miles from its coastline, allows a State bordering on the Gulf of Mexico to claim its seaward "boundary as it existed at the time such State became a member of the Union." The latter grant, which is thus conditioned on a State’s prior history, is subject to a three-league maximum limitation. In United States v. Louisiana, 363 U.S. 1 (1960), this Court held that the State of Texas qualified for the three-league grant, but did not determine the coastline from which the grant was to be measured. Texas now makes the claim, which is disputed by the United States, that, for purposes of the three-league grant, its coastline extends to the seaward edge of artificial jetties in the Gulf, and that consequently it owns certain submerged lands lying more than three leagues from its natural shoreline.
Held: Texas’ claim under the three-league grant must be measured by the boundary which existed in 1845, when Texas entered the Union, and cannot be measured from artificial jetties built long thereafter. Pp. 157-161.
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Chicago: U.S. Supreme Court, "Syllabus," United States v. Louisiana, 389 U.S. 155 (1967) in 389 U.S. 155 389 U.S. 156. Original Sources, accessed November 24, 2024, http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=8T62SIYJSH3T6FV.
MLA: U.S. Supreme Court. "Syllabus." United States v. Louisiana, 389 U.S. 155 (1967), in 389 U.S. 155, page 389 U.S. 156. Original Sources. 24 Nov. 2024. http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=8T62SIYJSH3T6FV.
Harvard: U.S. Supreme Court, 'Syllabus' in United States v. Louisiana, 389 U.S. 155 (1967). cited in 1967, 389 U.S. 155, pp.389 U.S. 156. Original Sources, retrieved 24 November 2024, from http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=8T62SIYJSH3T6FV.
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