United States v. Alaska (1996)
- Docket
- 84-orig
- Decided
- 1996-01-01
Summary
Question: Does the United States own disputed submerged lands along Alaska's Arctic Coast? Conclusion: Yes. In a decision authored by Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, the Court ruled that the federal government, the United States, owned the disputed submerged lands - adjacent to the National Wildlife Refuge and the National Petroleum Reserve - along Alaska's Arctic Coast.