dominant power
Definitions from Case Law · United States Supreme Court
Definitions from Case Law
From 312 U.S. 592 - United States v. Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad · 1941Most cited · 422 citing opinions
The dominant power of the federal Government, as has been repeatedly held, extends to the entire bed of a stream, which includes the lands below ordinary high water mark. The exercise of the power within these limits is not an invasion of any private property right in such lands for which the United States must make compensation.
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