The public trust doctrine separates private ownership from resources held in common by the public.

The public has a right to beach access under the public trust doctrine.

The applicability of the public trust doctrine to the case was described by the court as follows:

Some states, such as Mississippi, directly administer these lands under the public trust doctrine.

The public trust doctrine, as discussed by the Court in this judgment was a part of the law of the land.

This is a foundational case for the public trust doctrine.

But like the pounding of the surf, the public trust doctrine has reverberated through the ages.

The report cites the public trust doctrine as the main tool in gaining or protecting public access.

On the third count, she rejected the notion that public trust doctrine was applicable to copyright law.

"That's the only state I know of that has what is called an expanded public trust doctrine."