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BLOCK v. NORTH DAKOTA EX REL. BOARD OF UNIVERSITY AND SCHOOL LANDS

No. 81-2337.

461 U.S. 273 (1983)

BLOCK, SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE, ET AL. v. NORTH DAKOTA EX REL. BOARD OF UNIVERSITY AND SCHOOL LANDS

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided May 2, 1983.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Deputy Solicitor General Claiborne argued the cause for petitioners in No. 81-2337. With him on the brief were Solicitor General Lee, Assistant Attorney General Dinkins, Jacques B. Gelin, and Edward J. Shawaker.

Robert O. Wefald, Attorney General of North Dakota, argued the cause for respondents in No. 81-2337. With him on the brief was Owen L. Anderson.†

JUSTICE WHITE delivered the opinion of the Court.

Under the Quiet Title Act of 1972 (QTA),1 the United States, subject to certain exceptions, has waived its sovereign immunity and has permitted plaintiffs to name it as a party defendant in civil actions to adjudicate title disputes involving real property in which the United States claims an interest...

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