Territorial waters
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Definitions from Case Law
From 394 U.S. 11 - United States v. Louisiana the Louisiana Boundary Case · 1969Most cited · 182 citing opinions
comprising 'All waters within a radius of three nautical miles from the 'coast' of the United States * * * and all waters inshore of the lines designated and defined by the Secretary of Commerce * * * as limiting the 'inland waters' of the United States.' This definition is found in a Coast Guard manual for official use only entitled Law Enforcement at Sea relative to Smuggling 2 (1932).