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Ellis Island at center of New York New Jersey border dispute
In the Supreme Court building a historic Ellis Island boundary case opens contrast in claims. New York argues the island remains in its territory since colonial times, while New Jersey asserts sovereignty over most of the land due to 1834 border terms and subsequent landfill. The special master will recommend to the justices as the case unfolds.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Ellis Island
Freedom
New York
New Jersey
U.S. Capitol
Hudson River
Jersey City
Manhattan
Elis Island
New
Ellis
Island
Judith Kramer
Garden State
Joseph Yannott
Vannotti
Hudson County
Nue
Kramer
N.Y
Yannotti
New York Harbor