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New Jersey v. Delaware
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CONTRACTS, GOVERNMENT LAW, PROPERTY LAW & REAL ESTATE, WATER LAW
New Jersey v. Delaware, No. 134
In a dispute between Delaware and New Jersey over their respective
regulatory authority over a portion of the Delaware River, the Court
rules that Article VII of a 1905 Compact between the states did not
secure to New Jersey exclusive jurisdiction over all riparian
improvements commencing on its shores. New Jersey and Delaware have
overlapping authority to regulate riparian structures and operations
of extraordinary character extending outshore of New Jersey's domain
into territory over which Delaware is sovereign.
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