U.S. Supreme Court to decide whether George Washington was a trespasser

Since this sort of argument only arises once in a blue moon, and I have some flexibility with my current work schedule, I thought I would get up early and take a trip to the U.S. Supreme Court tomorrow morning. The Court is going to hear arguments about Delaware and New Jersey, in a case appropriately called "Delaware v. New Jersey."



In this case and in an exercise of its original jurisdiction, the Court will decide once and for all where NJ can dump its garbage. And by garbage, I mean a gas pump. And by dump, I mean build.

Based on my one minute Google search, the Times article, and the special master's report, it appears that we have a good old-fashioned border dispute. The nine sheriffs on Maryland Ave. are hopefully not going to simply flip the Delaware and New Jersey quarters to decide whether Delaware's River is misnamed.

In this clash between titans of corporate law and rock music legends, it will be interesting to see whether Tony Soprano or Caesar Rodney will prevail. In either case, the arguments should be fun to watch. The picture of this disputed area can be found here.

An older case where Delaware and New Jersey fought another area of the river can be found here.

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