UNITED STATES v. LOUISIANA

No. 11, Original.

354 U.S. 515 (1957)

UNITED STATES v. LOUISIANA.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided June 24, 1957.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Solicitor General Rankin argued the cause for the United States, Plaintiff. With him on the brief were Attorney General Brownell, Oscar H. Davis, John F. Davis, George S. Swarth and Fred W. Smith.

Jack P. F. Gremillion, Attorney General, W. Scott Wilkinson, Special Assistant Attorney General, and Victor A. Sachse argued the cause for the State of Louisiana, defendant. With them on the brief were Edward M. Carmouche and John L. Madden, Special Assistant Attorneys General, Bailey Walsh, Hugh M. Wilkinson and Marc Dupuy, Jr.

By leave of the Court, 353 U.S. 980, Price Daniel, Governor, Will Wilson, Attorney General, James H. Rogers, Assistant Attorney General, and J. Chrys Dougherty filed a brief for the State of Texas, as amicus curiae, urging that the Court's decision in this case should be limited to the State of Louisiana.


PER CURIAM.

The Court has before it the motions of the United States for judgment and of Louisiana for leave to take depositions. As a result of its consideration of these matters, including the representations made by the State of Texas in its amicus curiae brief, the Court is of the opinion that the issues in this litigation are so related to the possible interests of Texas, and other States situated on the Gulf...

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