Skiriotes v. Florida
| Skiriotes v. Florida | |
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| Argued March 14, 1941 Decided April 28, 1941 | |
| Full case name | Lambris Skiriotes v. State of Florida |
| Docket no. | 658 |
| Citations | 313 U.S. 69 (more) |
| Case history | |
| Prior | Skiriotes v. State, 144 Fla. 220, 197 So. 736 (Fla. 1940) |
| Holding | |
| A state operating under the Tenth Amendment may regulate or criminalize the conduct of their citizens in the sea when not in conflict with federal law. | |
| Court membership | |
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| Case opinion | |
| Majority | Hughes, joined by Stone, Roberts, Black, Reed, Frankfurter, Douglas, Murphy |
| Laws applied | |
| Tenth Amendment, Adams–Onís Treaty | |
Skiriotes v. Florida, 313 U.S. 69 (1941), was a Supreme Court case in which the Court held that the states, under the authority of the Tenth Amendment, do have the authority to govern their citizens' conduct in the sea, when not in conflict of federal law. The Appellant in this case challenged his conviction under a Florida law which prohibited citizens from using diving equipment to gather sponges in the Gulf of Mexico or the Straits of Florida. It also further allowed States to have a broad authority in deciding their own maritime boundary, when approved by Congress.