Petition of the day
By Aurora Barnes
on Feb 8, 2018

Last day of 2013 term
Thepetition of the day is:
17-683
Issues:(1) Whether the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit erred by holding that sovereign title to submerged lands in the original thirteen states depends on federal law instead of state law; and (2) whether the lower court erred by exercising removal jurisdiction over North Carolina’s state-law claim without considering the disruption to the federal state balance as required byGunn v. Minton.
Posted in Cases in the Pipeline
Cases: North Carolina v. Alcoa Power Generating, Inc.
Recommended Citation:
Aurora Barnes,
Petition of the day,
SCOTUSblog (Feb. 8, 2018, 12:00 AM),
https://www.scotusblog.com/2018/02/petition-of-the-day-1319/