Question

he state of New Jersey says it is sovereign over certain landfilled portions of Ellis Island. The state of New York disagrees, asserting that it is sovereign over the whole of the island. New Jersey brings an action in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. Should the court hear the case

Answer 1

Answer:

No, it shouldn't. In the present case, it is a conflict of interest between two states: the states of New York and New Jersey, with respect to Ellis Island and the inter-jurisdictional waters of the Hudson River. Therefore, due to being a controversial matter between two states, the provisions of Article III Section 2 of the United States Constitution, which establishes the original jurisdiction of the Supreme Court in the case. In addition, in case of recourse to the internal courts of a state, a state would be brought to litigate outside its original jurisdiction.