Equal footing
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Equal footing is a constitutional law
doctrine upon which States admitted to the United States are given the same legal rights as the preexisting states. The doctrine also prevents Congress
from conditioning admission to the union on matters outside of its powers.
Constitutional law
Constitutional law is the body of law which defines the relationship of different entities within a state, namely, the executive, the legislature and the judiciary....
doctrine upon which States admitted to the United States are given the same legal rights as the preexisting states. The doctrine also prevents Congress
United States Congress
The United States Congress is the bicameral legislature of the federal government of the United States, consisting of the Senate and the House of Representatives. The Congress meets in the United States Capitol in Washington, D.C....
from conditioning admission to the union on matters outside of its powers.
Water rights
Equal footing prescribes that even if admitted to the United States after the adoption of the US Constitution, new states to have the same rights in the submerged land and tidal waters as the original states.See also
- Pollard v. Hagan, 44 U.S. (3 How.) 212, 223 (1845)
- Idaho v. United StatesIdaho v. United StatesIdaho v. United States, 533 U.S. 262 , was an important U.S. Supreme Court precedent regarding aboriginal title in the United States and the equal footing doctrine. The suit was a companion case to Idaho v. Coeur d'Alene Tribe of Idaho , where the court held that the Coeur d'Alene Tribe's suit...
, 533 U.S. 262 (2001)