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In 1873, the Supreme Court said that the Privileges or Immunities Clause protects a right to “use the navigable waters of the United States”—and not much else. But in the nearly 150 years since, the Court has never examined what the right to use the navigable waters means in practice. On this episode: a pair of brothers from Stehekin, Washington, try to change that.
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Resources
More information on Courtney v. Danner
The Waterman’s Song, David S. Cecelski
Black Jacks: African American Seamen in the Age of Sail, W. Jeffrey Bolster
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