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United States v. Louisiana

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Docket No.: 
9 ORIG
Plaintiff: 
United States
Defendant: 
Louisiana
Decided By: 
Burger Court (1971-1972)
Opinion: 
404 U.S. 388 (1971)
Argued: 
Tuesday, December 14, 1971
Decided: 
Monday, December 20, 1971
Issues: 
Federalism, Submerged Lands Act

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The Oyez Project, United States v. Louisiana , 404 U.S. 388 (1971)
available at: (http://oyez.org/cases/1970-1979/1971/1971_9_orig)
(last visited Wednesday, November 25, 2009).
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Decisions

Decision: 7 votes for United States, 0 vote(s) against
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