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United States v. Maine, 420 U.S. 515 (1975)
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United States v. Maine, 420 U.S. 515 (1975)
United States v. Maine No. 35, Orig. Argued February 24-25, 1975 Decided March 17, 1975 420 U.S. 515
ON EXCEPTIONS TO REPORT OF SPECIAL MASTER
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The United States, to the exclusion of defendant Atlantic Coastal States, held to have sovereign rights over the seabed and subsoil underlying the Atlantic Ocean, lying more than three geographical miles seaward from the ordinary low-water mark and from the outer limits of inland coastal waters, extending seaward to the outer edge of the Continental Shelf, that area, like the seabed adjacent to the coastline, being in the domain of the Nation, rather than of the separate States. United States v. California, 332 U.S. 19; United States v. Louisiana, 339 U.S. 699; United States v. Texas, 339 U.S. 707. And this rule that the paramount rights to the offshore seabed inhere in the Federal Government as an incident of national sovereignty is confirmed by both the Submerged Lands Act of 1953 and the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act of 1953. Pp. 519-528.
WHITE, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which all other Members joined except DOUGLAS, J., who took no part in the consideration or decision of the case.
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Chicago: U.S. Supreme Court, "Syllabus," United States v. Maine, 420 U.S. 515 (1975) in 420 U.S. 515 420 U.S. 516. Original Sources, accessed November 24, 2024, http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=KG3D313H8QDTGV8.
MLA: U.S. Supreme Court. "Syllabus." United States v. Maine, 420 U.S. 515 (1975), in 420 U.S. 515, page 420 U.S. 516. Original Sources. 24 Nov. 2024. http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=KG3D313H8QDTGV8.
Harvard: U.S. Supreme Court, 'Syllabus' in United States v. Maine, 420 U.S. 515 (1975). cited in 1975, 420 U.S. 515, pp.420 U.S. 516. Original Sources, retrieved 24 November 2024, from http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=KG3D313H8QDTGV8.
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