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United States v. Rands, 389 U.S. 121 (1967)
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General SummaryThis case is from a collection containing the full text of over 16,000 Supreme Court cases from 1793 to the present. The body of Supreme Court decisions are, effectively, the final interpretation of the Constitution. Only an amendment to the Constitution can permanently overturn an interpretation and this has happened only four times in American history.
United States v. Rands, 389 U.S. 121 (1967)
United States v. Rands No. 54 Argued October 18, 1967 Decided November 13, 1967 389 U.S. 121
CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT
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Respondents owned land along the Columbia River in Oregon which the United States condemned in connection with a lock and dam project. In the condemnation action the trial court allowed compensation for sand, gravel, and agricultural purposes, but not for the land’s special value as a port site. The Court of Appeals reversed, holding that exclusion of the port-site value of respondents’ land contravened the Fifth Amendment as well as the policy of the Submerged Lands Act.
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1. The interests of riparian owners are subject to the Government’s power to control navigable waters and the proper exercise of that power is not compensable under the Fifth Amendment. United States v. Twin City Power Co., 350 U.S. 222 (1956), followed. Pp. 122-127.
2. The Submerged Lands Act merely confirmed and vested in the States title to lands beneath navigable waters within their boundaries, but expressly reserved to the United States its dominant navigational servitude. P. 127.
367 F.2d 186, reversed and remanded.
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U.S. Supreme Court, "Syllabus," United States v. Rands, 389 U.S. 121 (1967) in 389 U.S. 121 Original Sources, accessed July 1, 2025, http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=DR2M4RDY3682E53.
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U.S. Supreme Court. "Syllabus." United States v. Rands, 389 U.S. 121 (1967), in 389 U.S. 121, Original Sources. 1 Jul. 2025. http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=DR2M4RDY3682E53.
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U.S. Supreme Court, 'Syllabus' in United States v. Rands, 389 U.S. 121 (1967). cited in 1967, 389 U.S. 121. Original Sources, retrieved 1 July 2025, from http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=DR2M4RDY3682E53.
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