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United States v. California

382 U.S. 448 · Decided January 31, 1966 · Supreme Court of the United States

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At a glance

United States v. California was decided on January 31, 1966 unanimously (6–0). SCDB classifies its main issue as “Submerged Lands Act” in the Federalism area.

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Case details

Citations
382 U.S. 448 · 86 S. Ct. 607 · 15 L. Ed. 2d 517 · 1966 U.S. LEXIS 2994
Docket number
5 ORIG
Decided
January 31, 1966
Court era
Warren Court
Decision type
Decree
Outcome for petitioner
The petitioning party received a favorable disposition
Vote
6–0 (unanimous)
Opinion assigned by
Hugo L. Black
How the case arrived
Original jurisdiction
Issue area
Federalism
Decision direction (SCDB)
Liberal what this means

How the Justices voted

JusticeVoteSeparate writing
Justice Hugo L. BlackMajority
Justice William O. DouglasMajority
Justice John M. Harlan IIMajority
Justice William J. Brennan Jr.Majority
Justice Potter StewartMajority
Justice Byron R. WhiteMajority

Did not participate: Tom C. Clark, Earl Warren, Abe Fortas.

Full case caption

United States v. California

SCDB identifiers: case 1965-046, docket 1965-046-01.

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