United States v. Louisiana (1960)
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United States v. Louisiana (1960) is a U.S. Supreme Court case that clarified federal versus state ownership and control over offshore submerged lands and natural resources in the Gulf of Mexico.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| United States v. Florida (1950) | 1 |
| United States v. Louisiana (1960) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7847931 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: United States v. Louisiana (1960) Context triple: [Outer Continental Shelf, relatedCaseLaw, United States v. Louisiana (1960)]
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A.
Roberts v. Louisiana
Roberts v. Louisiana is a 1976 U.S. Supreme Court decision that, alongside Gregg v. Georgia, helped define the constitutional limits on capital punishment under the Eighth Amendment.
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B.
Cox v. Louisiana
Cox v. Louisiana is a landmark 1965 U.S. Supreme Court case that clarified the limits of state power to restrict public demonstrations and protected civil rights protest activities under the First Amendment.
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C.
Duncan v. Louisiana
Duncan v. Louisiana is a 1968 U.S. Supreme Court decision that held the Sixth Amendment right to a jury trial in criminal cases applies to the states through the Fourteenth Amendment.
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D.
Hans v. Louisiana
Hans v. Louisiana is an 1890 U.S. Supreme Court decision that established that a citizen cannot sue their own state in federal court without the state's consent, significantly shaping Eleventh Amendment sovereign immunity doctrine.
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E.
Stone v. Mississippi
Stone v. Mississippi is an 1880 U.S. Supreme Court case in which the Court held that a state cannot irrevocably surrender its police power, allowing Mississippi to prohibit a previously chartered lottery despite contractual claims.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: United States v. Louisiana (1960) Target entity description: United States v. Louisiana (1960) is a U.S. Supreme Court case that clarified federal versus state ownership and control over offshore submerged lands and natural resources in the Gulf of Mexico.
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A.
Roberts v. Louisiana
Roberts v. Louisiana is a 1976 U.S. Supreme Court decision that, alongside Gregg v. Georgia, helped define the constitutional limits on capital punishment under the Eighth Amendment.
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B.
Cox v. Louisiana
Cox v. Louisiana is a landmark 1965 U.S. Supreme Court case that clarified the limits of state power to restrict public demonstrations and protected civil rights protest activities under the First Amendment.
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C.
Duncan v. Louisiana
Duncan v. Louisiana is a 1968 U.S. Supreme Court decision that held the Sixth Amendment right to a jury trial in criminal cases applies to the states through the Fourteenth Amendment.
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D.
Hans v. Louisiana
Hans v. Louisiana is an 1890 U.S. Supreme Court decision that established that a citizen cannot sue their own state in federal court without the state's consent, significantly shaping Eleventh Amendment sovereign immunity doctrine.
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E.
Stone v. Mississippi
Stone v. Mississippi is an 1880 U.S. Supreme Court case in which the Court held that a state cannot irrevocably surrender its police power, allowing Mississippi to prohibit a previously chartered lottery despite contractual claims.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States Supreme Court case
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federal-state boundary dispute ⓘ original jurisdiction case ⓘ |
| area | Gulf of Mexico ⓘ |
| citation | 363 U.S. 1 ⓘ |
| clarified |
extent of state seaward boundaries in the Gulf of Mexico
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scope of federal control over offshore submerged lands beyond state boundaries ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| court | Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ |
| decisionDate | 1960 ⓘ |
| geographicFocus | coastlines of Louisiana, Texas, Mississippi, Alabama, and Florida ⓘ |
| holding |
coastal states’ seaward boundaries in the Gulf of Mexico are limited as defined by federal law and prior Supreme Court decisions
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the United States has paramount rights in and full dominion and power over the outer continental shelf beyond state boundaries ⓘ |
| impact |
clarified federal ownership of natural resources on the outer continental shelf in the Gulf of Mexico
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limited state claims to offshore mineral revenues beyond their recognized boundaries ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | original jurisdiction of the Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalDomain |
United States constitutional law
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federalism ⓘ natural resources law ⓘ |
| legalIssue |
control of natural resources on the outer continental shelf
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interpretation of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act ⓘ interpretation of the Submerged Lands Act ⓘ ownership of offshore submerged lands in the Gulf of Mexico ⓘ seaward boundary of coastal states in the Gulf of Mexico ⓘ |
| petitioner |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
|
| precedentFor | later disputes over offshore oil and gas revenue sharing ⓘ |
| relatedLegislation |
Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act of 1953
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linked to:
Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act
Submerged Lands Act of 1953 ⓘ
linked to:
Submerged Lands Act
|
| respondent |
Alabama
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Florida ⓘ Louisiana ⓘ Mississippi ⓘ Texas ⓘ |
| result | judgment largely in favor of the United States ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
offshore oil and gas resources
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state versus federal sovereignty ⓘ submerged lands ⓘ |
| typeOfDispute | boundary dispute between federal government and coastal states ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: United States v. Louisiana (1960) Description of subject: United States v. Louisiana (1960) is a U.S. Supreme Court case that clarified federal versus state ownership and control over offshore submerged lands and natural resources in the Gulf of Mexico.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: United States v. Louisiana (1960)