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UNITED STATES v. LOUISIANA

No. 9, Orig.

470 U.S. 93 (1985)

105 S.Ct. 1074

84 L.Ed.2d 73

UNITED STATES v. LOUISIANA ET AL. (ALABAMA AND MISSISSIPPI BOUNDARY CASE)

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided February 26, 1985

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Deputy Solicitor General Claiborne argued the cause for the United States. With him on the briefs were Solicitor General Lee, Assistant Attorney General Habicht, and Donald A. Carr.

Jim R. Bruce argued the cause for defendant State of Mississippi. With him on the briefs were Edwin Lloyd Pittman, Attorney General, Herber A. Ladner, Jr., and Thomas Y. Page. Benjamin Cohen, Special Assistant Attorney General, argued the cause for defendant State of Alabama. With him on the briefs were Charles A. Graddick, Attorney General, and Robert A. Macrory, Special Assistant Attorney General.*

JUSTICE BLACKMUN delivered the opinion of the Court.

This is the latest chapter in the long-lasting litigation between the Federal Government and the States of the Gulf Coast concerning ownership of the seabed, minerals, and other natural resources underlying the Gulf of Mexico. The particular and narrow issue presented here is whether the waters of Mississippi Sound are inland waters. If the Sound constitutes inland waters, as the States of Alabama and Mississippi...

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