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The leading case that established the public trust doctrine in the U.S. is the 1892 Supreme Court case Illinois Central Railroad v. Illinois.The Court held that public trust submerged lands belong to the respective States within which they are found, with the consequent right to use or dispose of any portion thereof, when that can be done without substantial impairment of the interest of the ...
State trust lands were granted by the United States Congress to states upon entering the Union. These lands were designated to support essential public institutions which are primarily public schools. State trust land managers lease and sell these lands to generate revenue for current and future designated beneficiaries.
Of the 106 land-grant institutions, all but two (the Community College of Micronesia and Northern Marianas College) are members of the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (formerly the National Association of State Universities and Land-Grant Colleges). Note: Historically black colleges or universities on this list are listed in ...
Openness in government is hard work, but it creates better informed and more involved citizens. | Opinion
Public confidence in higher education has hit its lowest level ever, with only 36 percent of Americans having a great deal or quite a lot of confidence in higher education, down from 57 percent in ...
Today, much like air being sucked out of the room, trust in America’s institutions continues to erode at an alarming rate. In 1972, a survey found that CBS TV Network news anchor Walter Cronkite ...
In Oregon, a 1967 "Beach Bill" affirmed the state's public trust doctrine, and the right of the public to have access to the seashore virtually everywhere between the low and high tide marks. In California the situation is more complicated: private landowners often try to block traditional public beach access, which can result in protracted ...
United States trust law is the body of law that regulates the legal instrument for holding wealth known as a trust.. Most of the law regulating the creation and administration of trusts in the United States is now statutory at the state level.