ELR Citation: ELR 20483
No(s). 86-870 (U.S. Feb 23, 1988)

In a 5-3 decision, the Court rules that state ownership of lands subject to the public trust doctrine includes nonnavigable tidal lands. Petitioners brought a quiet title action to prevent Mississippi from issuing oil and gas leases for lands several miles north of Mississippi's Gulf Coast. Although...