NEW YORK The huddled masses of lawyers and politicians fightingover whether Ellis Island belongs to New York or New Jersey may haveto compromise.
A court-appointed fact-finder recommended Tuesday that theSupreme Court divide the nation's gateway for 16 million immigrants:New York would get the main building, now a museum, and New Jerseywould get most of the rest, including an abandoned hospital.
The plan to divide the island "reflects the most appropriatereconciliation of law, equities and practicality," former ColumbiaUniversity law professor Paul Verkuil told the court.It wasn't clear when the court might rule. But Verkuil's planwas panned by New York …
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