United States v. Locke (Intertanko)
529 U.S. 89
- Jurisdiction
- United States
- Relevance
- Whether the federal Ports and Waterways Safety Act preempts state regulations of tanker design, equipment, and reporting.
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United States v. Maine (Rhode Island and New York Boundary Case)
469 U.S. 504
- Jurisdiction
- United States
- Relevance
- Whether the waters of Block Island Sound and Rhode Island Sound are historic inland waters of the United States, thereby vesting title to the submerged lands in the states.
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United States v. Louisiana (Louisiana Boundary Case)
394 U.S. 11
- Jurisdiction
- United States
- Relevance
- Whether Louisiana's seaward boundary for title to submerged lands under the Submerged Lands Act extends three geographical miles from the coastline or, as claimed, to the historic gulfward boundary.
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Klein v. United States
13 F. 845
- Jurisdiction
- United States
- Relevance
- Whether seaweed on the foreshore (tide lands) is the property of the adjacent upland owner or is held in trust for the public.
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Sackett v. EPA
598 U.S. 651
- Jurisdiction
- United States
- Relevance
- Whether the Clean Water Act's coverage of 'waters of the United States' extends to wetlands that are not continuously connected to a navigable waterway and whether the landowners could immediately challenge the EPA order.
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Board of Education of Gallup v. Native American Disability Law
959 F.3d 1011
- Jurisdiction
- United States
- Relevance
- How might Board of Education of Gallup v. Native American Disability Law help a student research, compare, or distinguish an issue in Ocean and Coastal Law, and what must be verified in the linked source before citation?
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DISABILITY LAW CENTER, a Utah nonprofit corporation S.B., an individual, by and through his next friend Margaret Goodman A.U., by and through his next friend Mary Eka and S.W., an individual v. State of UTAH Utah Department of Human Services Ann Williamson, in her official capacity as Executive Director of the Utah Department of Human Services Utah Division of Substance Abuse and Mental Health Douglas Thomas, in his official capacity as Director of the Utah Division of Substance Abuse and Mental Health Utah State Hospital Dallas Earnshaw, in his official capacity as Superintendent of Utah State Hospital
180 F. Supp. 3d 998
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- United States
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- How might DISABILITY LAW CENTER, a Utah nonprofit corporation S.B., an individual, by and through his next friend Margaret Goodman A.U., by and through his next friend Mary Eka and S.W., an individual v. State of UTAH Utah Department of Human Services Ann Williamson, in her official capacity as Executive Director of the Utah Department of Human Services Utah Division of Substance Abuse and Mental Health Douglas Thomas, in his official capacity as Director of the Utah Division of Substance Abuse and Mental Health Utah State Hospital Dallas Earnshaw, in his official capacity as Superintendent of Utah State Hospital help a student research, compare, or distinguish an issue in Ocean and Coastal Law, and what must be verified in the linked source before citation?
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UNCITRAL Arbitration (Philippines v. China) – South China Sea Award
PCA Case No. 2013-19
- Jurisdiction
- International
- Relevance
- Whether China's historic rights claims within the 'nine-dash line' are compatible with UNCLOS, and whether certain features (e.g., reefs, rocks) generate maritime zones.
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