Nevada v. United States

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf legal case
gptkbp:applicationNumber No. 69-1
gptkbp:caseOutcome United_States_prevails
gptkbp:caseTypes Civil case
gptkbp:citedBy 402 U.S. 634
gptkbp:consequences Public policy
Resource management
Environmental regulations
Land use planning
Federal-state relations
gptkbp:court gptkb:United_States_Supreme_Court
gptkbp:date 1970-06-29
gptkbp:decidedBy gptkb:Justice_Potter_Stewart
gptkb:Supreme_Court
1970-01-01
gptkbp:filedIn gptkb:Robert_H._Bork
gptkb:William_J._Brennan_Jr.
1970-10-14
gptkbp:historicalContext Post-World_War_II_land_policies
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Nevada v. United States
gptkbp:impact State vs. federal jurisdiction
gptkbp:influencedBy Statehood issues
Western land disputes
gptkbp:involved gptkb:United_States_government
State of Nevada
gptkbp:judges gptkb:Justice_William_O._Douglas
gptkb:Justice_Thurgood_Marshall
Justice Harry Blackmun
gptkbp:legalStatus State rights
Federal supremacy
Clarified federal authority over state claims
Federal land rights
Land grant issues
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:Taylor_Grazing_Act
gptkb:Federal_Land_Policy_and_Management_Act
gptkbp:notableQuote "State claims must yield to federal authority."
"The federal government has a vested interest in land management."
"The decision reinforces federal jurisdiction over public lands."
"This case sets a precedent for future land disputes."
The_United_States_has_the_right_to_manage_its_lands.
gptkbp:outcome In_favor_of_the_United_States
gptkbp:politicalParty gptkb:Justice_Potter_Stewart
gptkbp:precedent Land use cases
gptkbp:relatedPatent gptkb:United_States_v._California
gptkb:United_States_v._New_Mexico
gptkbp:relatedTo Public land management