Submerged Lands Act: Supreme Court decisions

Every U.S. Supreme Court decision from the 1946 through 2025 Terms that the Supreme Court Database classifies under the issue “Submerged Lands Act,” part of the Federalism area.

Legal provisions most often involved

All 34 decisions, newest first

• State of Alaska v. United States of America
  546 U.S. 413Decided January 23, 20068–0
• State of Alaska v. United States of America
  545 U.S. 75Decided June 6, 20056–3Anthony M. Kennedy
• United States of America v. State of Alaska
  530 U.S. 1021Decided June 29, 20009–0
• United States of America v. State of Alaska
  521 U.S. 1Decided June 19, 19976–3Sandra Day O'Connor
• United States of America v. State of Maine
  516 U.S. 365Decided February 26, 19968–0
• United States of America v. State of Louisiana
  498 U.S. 9Decided November 5, 19908–0
• State of Mississippi v. United States
  498 U.S. 16Decided November 5, 19909–0
• United States of America v. State of Louisiana
  485 U.S. 88Decided March 1, 19887–0Harry A. Blackmun
• United States v. Louisiana
  470 U.S. 93Decided February 26, 19858–0Harry A. Blackmun
• United States v. Maine
  469 U.S. 504Decided February 19, 19859–0Harry A. Blackmun
• California ex Rel. State Lands Commission v. United States
  457 U.S. 273Decided June 18, 19829–0Byron R. White
• United States v. Louisiana
  452 U.S. 726Decided June 22, 19818–0
• United States v. California
  447 U.S. 1Decided June 9, 19808–0Warren E. Burger
• United States v. Louisiana
  446 U.S. 253Decided April 28, 19805–3Harry A. Blackmun
• United States v. California
  436 U.S. 32Decided May 15, 19785–3Potter Stewart
• United States v. Alaska
  422 U.S. 184Decided June 23, 19756–2Harry A. Blackmun
• United States v. Maine
  420 U.S. 515Decided March 17, 19758–0Byron R. White
• United States v. Louisiana
  420 U.S. 529Decided March 17, 19757–0
• United States v. Florida
  420 U.S. 531Decided March 3, 19758–0Per curiam
• United States v. Louisiana
  409 U.S. 17Decided October 16, 19729–0
• United States v. Louisiana
  404 U.S. 388Decided December 20, 19717–0
• United States v. Louisiana
  394 U.S. 836Decided May 5, 19697–0
• United States v. Louisiana
  394 U.S. 1Decided March 3, 19696–1William J. Brennan Jr.
• United States v. Louisiana
  394 U.S. 11Decided March 3, 19695–2Potter Stewart
• United States v. Louisiana
  389 U.S. 155Decided December 4, 19676–1Hugo L. Black
• United States v. California
  382 U.S. 448Decided January 31, 19666–0
• United States v. Louisiana
  382 U.S. 288Decided December 13, 19657–0
• United States v. California
  381 U.S. 139Decided May 17, 19655–2John M. Harlan II
• United States v. Louisiana
  364 U.S. 502Decided December 12, 19607–0
• United States v. Louisiana
  363 U.S. 1Decided May 31, 19606–1John M. Harlan II
• United States v. Florida
  363 U.S. 121Decided May 31, 19606–1Hugo L. Black
• Alabama v. Texas
  347 U.S. 272Decided March 15, 19546–2Per curiam
• United States v. Florida
  339 U.S. 699Decided June 5, 19506–1William O. Douglas
• United States v. CaliforniaLaw held unconstitutional
  332 U.S. 19Decided June 23, 19476–2Hugo L. Black

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