Idaho v. United States

ELR Citation: ELR 20725
No(s). 00-189 (U.S. Jun 18, 2001)

The U.S. Supreme Court holds that the federal government holds title in trust for the Coeur d'Alene Indian Tribe to submerged lands underlying portions of Lake Coeur d'Alene and the St. Joe River in Idaho. The reservation was created by executive order in 1873, but it was never ratified by Congress....