Yellen Versus Imperial Irrigation District Collection, 1970 - 1972

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Yellen Versus Imperial Irrigation District Collection, 1970 - 1972

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The files contain the official transcripts of two federal trials regarding water use in the Imperial Valley and the non-enforcement of two provisions of the original Reclamation Act of 1902. The provisions concerned a 160-acre land size limitation and a residency provision. The provisions required those seeking federal water benefits to sell off land in excess of 160 acres and to be residents on or near the land they wished to irrigate. The first trial concerned the 160-acre limitation and was titled, "United States vs. Imperial Irrigation District," (December 1-3, 1970) and would eventually reach the United States Supreme Court. The second trial concerned the residency requirement and was titled, "Yellen vs. Secretary of Interior," (April 25-26, 1972). Included within the transcripts are the testimony of landowners, government officials, economists, and land and water use experts. Additionally, the transcripts contain legal arguments regarding the admission of evidence, intervention into the case by the landowners, and other legal issues.

0.40 linear feet; (1 archives box)

eng,

University of California, San Diego. Geisel Library. Mandeville Special Collections Library.

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Yellen, Ben, 1907-1994

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An American physician educated and trained at Columbia University and the Long Island School of Medicine, Yellen migrated to Brawley, Calif., in 1942, where he founded a successful medical practice that primarily served agricultural workers and migrants. Approximately ten years later, Yellen emerged as one of the leading proponents for enforcing rights of local farm workers (domestic and migrant) and for inhibiting the growth of large, corporate farms. In 1961, Yellen helped to usher through the...