In May 1946, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled 5-2 in favor of the Causbys in United States v. Causby.
Sources
- How Much of the Sky Overhead Do You Own? (smithsonianmag.com)
- https://www.oyez.org/cases/1940-1955/328us256 (oyez.org)
- https://ballotpedia.org/UNITED_STATES_v._CAUSBY_ET_UX._(1946) (ballotpedia.org)
- https://www.law.cornell.edu/supremecourt/text/328/256 (law.cornell.edu)
- https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/USREPORTS-328/pdf/USREPORTS-328-256.pdf (govinfo.gov)
- https://caselaw.findlaw.com/court/us-supreme-court/328/256.html (caselaw.findlaw.com)
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