Supreme Court of the United States
New Jersey v. Delaware
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- Type
- Dissent
- Filed
- March 31, 2008
- Case
- New Jersey v. Delaware
- Case status
- Decided
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Justice Scalia, with whom Justice Alito joins, dissenting. With all due respect, I find the Court’s opinion difficult to accept. The New Jersey-Delaware Compact of 1905 (Compact or 1905 Compact), Art. VII, 34 Stat. 860, addressed the “exercise [of] riparian jurisdiction,” and the power to “make grants ... of riparian . . . rights.” The particular riparian right at…
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Other writings in this case
| Type | Author | Filed |
|---|---|---|
| Opinion of the Court | Not attributed | March 31, 2008 |
| Opinion | Ruth Bader Ginsburg | March 31, 2008 |