Alaska v. United States

400 U.S. 815 Court SCOTUS Decision date 1970-10-12 Docket No. 286 English

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Alaska et al. v. United States et al.

C. A. 9th Cir. The parties are requested to file further memoranda on the following questions:

(1) Must Congress authorize or ratify the withdrawal . of territorial lands by the President?;

(2) If so, did Executive Order No. 8979 have the necessary authorization or ratification?; and

(3) Was this matter adequately raised below?