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ILLINOIS v. KENTUCKY

No. 106, Orig.

500 U.S. 380 (1991)

111 S.Ct. 1877

114 L.Ed.2d 420

ILLINOIS v. KENTUCKY

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided May 28, 1991.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John Brunsman, Assistant Attorney General of Illinois, argued the cause for plaintiff. With him on the brief was Neil F. Hartigan, Attorney General.

Rickie L. Pearson, Assistant Attorney General of Kentucky, argued the cause for defendant. With him on the brief were Frederic J. Cowan, Attorney General, and James M. Ringo, Assistant Attorney General.

JUSTICE SOUTER delivered the opinion of the Court.

In this case we return again to the history and geography of the Ohio River valley, as we consider the location of the boundary of the Commonwealth of Kentucky with the State of Illinois. We hold it to be the line of the low-water mark along the river's northerly shore as it was in 1792.

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In July 1986, Illinois sought leave to file a bill of complaint against...

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