Federal-state ownership dispute: Supreme Court decisions

Every U.S. Supreme Court decision from the 1946 through 2025 Terms that the Supreme Court Database classifies under the issue “Federal-state ownership dispute,” part of the Federalism area.

Legal provisions most often involved

All 24 decisions, newest first

• United States of America v. State of Alaska on Bill of Complaint
  503 U.S. 569Decided April 21, 19929–0Byron R. White
• Utah Division of State Lands v. United States
  482 U.S. 193Decided June 8, 19875–4Sandra Day O'Connor
• United States v. Maine
  475 U.S. 89Decided February 25, 19868–0John Paul Stevens
• United States v. Maine
  471 U.S. 375Decided April 29, 19859–0
• California ex Rel. State Lands Commission v. United States
  459 U.S. 1Decided October 18, 19829–0
• United States v. Louisiana
  456 U.S. 865Decided June 1, 19828–0
• United States v. Maine
  452 U.S. 429Decided June 15, 19818–0
• United States v. California
  449 U.S. 408Decided January 19, 19818–0
• United States v. California
  439 U.S. 30Decided November 27, 19788–0
• United States v. California
  432 U.S. 40Decided June 13, 19779–0
• United States v. Florida
  430 U.S. 140Decided February 23, 19779–0Per curiam
• Utah v. United States
  427 U.S. 461Decided June 28, 19768–0
• United States v. Florida
  425 U.S. 791Decided May 24, 19769–0
• United States v. Maine
  423 U.S. 1Decided October 6, 19759–0
• United States v. Louisiana
  422 U.S. 13Decided June 16, 19757–0
• Utah v. United States
  420 U.S. 304Decided February 19, 19759–0
• Utah v. United States
  406 U.S. 484Decided May 22, 19729–0
• Utah v. United States
  403 U.S. 9Decided June 7, 19718–0William O. Douglas
• Utah v. United States
  394 U.S. 89Decided March 3, 19698–0Per curiam
• Hughes v. Washington
  389 U.S. 290Decided December 11, 19678–0Hugo L. Black
• Lassen v. Arizona ex Rel. Arizona Highway Department
  385 U.S. 458Decided January 10, 19679–0John M. Harlan II
• Hawaii v. Gordon
  373 U.S. 57Decided April 29, 19638–0Per curiam
• United States v. Texas
  339 U.S. 707Decided June 5, 19504–3William O. Douglas
• United States v. Fullard-Leo
  331 U.S. 256Decided May 12, 19475–4Stanley F. Reed

Source: Supreme Court Database, 2026 Release 01 (data file dated September 8, 2026). Imported into CaseTrail November 5, 2026. Coverage: decisions from the 1946 through 2025 Terms. Methodology · Report an error