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United States v. Louisiana

394 U.S. 836 · Decided May 5, 1969 · Supreme Court of the United States

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At a glance

United States v. Louisiana was decided on May 5, 1969 unanimously (7–0). SCDB classifies its main issue as “Submerged Lands Act” in the Federalism area.

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Case details

Citations
394 U.S. 836 · 89 S. Ct. 1614 · 23 L. Ed. 2d 22 · 1969 U.S. LEXIS 1
Docket number
9 ORIG
Decided
May 5, 1969
Court era
Warren Court
Decision type
Decree
Outcome for petitioner
The petitioning party received a favorable disposition
Vote
7–0 (unanimous)
Opinion assigned by
Hugo L. Black
How the case arrived
Original jurisdiction
Issue area
Federalism
Legal provision
Submerged Lands Act
Type of law
Federal statute
Decision direction (SCDB)
Liberal what this means

How the Justices voted

JusticeVoteSeparate writing
Justice Hugo L. BlackMajority
Justice William O. DouglasMajority
Justice John M. Harlan IIMajority
Justice William J. Brennan Jr.Majority
Justice Potter StewartMajority
Justice Byron R. WhiteMajority
Justice Abe FortasMajority

Did not participate: Earl Warren, Thurgood Marshall.

Full case caption

United States v. Louisiana et al. (Texas Boundary Case)

SCDB identifiers: case 1968-094, docket 1968-094-01.

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