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UNITED STATES v. LOUISIANA et al. (ALABAMA AND MISSISSIPPI BOUNDARY CASE) (1985)

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UNITED STATES v. LOUISIANA et al. (ALABAMA AND MISSISSIPPI BOUNDARY CASE) |
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Term: 1984 |
Important Dates |
Argued: November 26, 1984 |
Decided: February 26, 1985 |
Vote |
8-0 |
Majority |
Harry Blackmun • William Brennan • Warren Burger • Sandra Day O'Connor • Lewis Powell • William Rehnquist • John Paul Stevens • Byron White |
UNITED STATES v. LOUISIANA et al. (ALABAMA AND MISSISSIPPI BOUNDARY CASE) is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on February 26, 1985. The case was argued before the court on November 26, 1984.
The U.S. Supreme Court made a 8-0 ruling.
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About the case
- Subject matter: Federalism - Submerged Lands Act (cf. federal-state ownership dispute)
- Petitioner: United States
- Petitioner state: Unknown
- Respondent type: State
- Respondent state: Louisiana
- Citation: 470 U.S. 93
- How the court took jurisdiction: Original
- What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
- Who was the chief justice: Warren Burger
- Who wrote the majority opinion: Harry Blackmun
These data points were accessed from The Supreme Court Database, which also attempts to categorize the ideological direction of the court's ruling in each case. This case's ruling was categorized as conservative.
See also
- United States Supreme Court cases and courts
- Supreme Court of the United States
- History of the Supreme Court
- United States federal courts
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