United States v. Maine
United States Supreme Court
420 U.S. 515 (1975)

- Written by Alex Ruskell, JD
Facts
Maine (defendant) claimed title to submerged land more than three miles from its coastline. Maine argued that it was an original American colony and had never given up its grant from the British crown to those lands. The United States argued that under the Submerged Lands Act of 1953 and the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act, Maine could not claim submerged lands more than three miles from the coastline.
Rule of Law
Issue
Holding and Reasoning (White, J.)
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