Mr. Justice Harlan delivered the opinion of the Court. This case presents a question concerning “federal common law" best explained after a summary of the facts and the legal proceedings involved. At stake in the litigation are rights in several tracts, aggregating 827 acres, of oil-rich “mud lumps” or islands owned by the United Sta…
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