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UNITED STATES v. ALASKA

No. 73-1888.

422 U.S. 184 (1975)

95 S.Ct. 2240

45 L.Ed.2d 109

UNITED STATES v. ALASKA.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided June 23, 1975.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Deputy Solicitor General Randolph argued the cause for the United States. With him on the brief were Solicitor General Bork, Assistant Attorney General Johnson, Gerald P. Norton, Bruce C. Rashkow, and Edward F. Bradley.

Charles K. Cranston and Thomas M. Phillips argued the cause and filed a brief for respondent.

MR. JUSTICE BLACKMUN delivered the opinion of the Court.

The issue here is whether the body of water known as Cook Inlet is a historic bay.1 The inlet extends northeastward well over 150 miles into the Alaskan land mass, with Kenai Peninsula to the southeast and the Chigmit Mountains to the northwest. The city of Anchorage is near the head of the inlet. The upper, or inner portion,

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