United States v. Midwest Oil Co.

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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:United_States_Supreme_Court_case
gptkbp:citation 236 U.S. 459
gptkbp:concurringOpinionBy gptkb:Oliver_Wendell_Holmes_Jr.
gptkb:Charles_Evans_Hughes
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:date 1915
gptkbp:decidedBy gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States
gptkbp:dissentingOpinionBy gptkb:James_Clark_McReynolds
gptkb:Willis_Van_Devanter
gptkbp:fullName United States v. Midwest Oil Company
gptkbp:heldBy The President has the authority to withdraw public lands from private use without explicit congressional authorization.
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label United States v. Midwest Oil Co.
gptkbp:majorityOpinionBy gptkb:Joseph_McKenna
gptkbp:significance Affirmed the implied power of the President to withdraw public lands from private acquisition.
gptkbp:subject Executive power
Presidential authority over public lands
Public land law
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:249_U.S._204
gptkb:249_U.S._47
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7