UNITED STATES v. LOUISIANA et al. (May 31, 1960)

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UNITED STATES v. LOUISIANA et al.
Term: 1959
Important Dates
Argued: October 12, 1959
Decided: May 31, 1960
Vote
6-1
Majority
John Harlan II
Concurring
Hugo BlackWilliam BrennanFelix FrankfurterPotter StewartCharles Whittaker
Dissenting
William Douglas

UNITED STATES v. LOUISIANA et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on May 31, 1960. The case was argued before the court on October 12, 1959.

The U.S. Supreme Court made a 6-1 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: 363 U.S. 1
  • How the court took jurisdiction: Original
  • What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
  • Who was the chief justice: Earl Warren
  • Who wrote the majority opinion: John Harlan II

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.

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