United States Supreme Court - Opinion Summaries
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Sturgeon v. FrostUnited States Supreme Court
Environmental Law, Water Law
Held that the National Park Service lacked authority to regulate boating on Alaska's Nation River. A moose hunter contended that the Park Service...
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03/26/2019 | 17–949 |
Florida v. GeorgiaUnited States Supreme Court
Water Law, Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law
Remanded to Special Master for further findings. Florida sued Georgia over equitably apportioning of water from an interstate river basin. The Supreme...
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06/27/2018 | 142 Orig |
Texas v. New MexicoUnited States Supreme Court
Water Law, Government Law
Holding that the United States may pursue claims interceding in an action relating to the Rio Grande Compact establishing water supply agreements...
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03/05/2018 | 141, Orig. |
State of Montana v. State of WyomingUnited States Supreme Court
Administrative Law, Water Law
Awarding judgment against the State of Wyoming and in favor of the State of Montana on a bill of complaint relating to violations of the Yellowstone...
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02/20/2018 | 137, Orig |
National Association of Manufacturers v. Department of DefenseUnited States Supreme Court
Civil Procedure, Water Law, Environmental Law
Reversing and remanding the denial of motions to dismiss suits in the Appellate Division under the Waters of the United States Rule because this rule...
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01/22/2018 | 16-299 |
Army Corps of Engineers v. Hawkes Co.United States Supreme Court
Administrative Law, Environmental Law, Property Law & Real Estate, Water Law
In a dispute arising under the Clean Water Act, 33 U.S.C. sections 1311(a),1362(7), (12), and related regulations that allow property owners to...
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05/31/2016 | 15-290 |
Kansas v. NebraskaUnited States Supreme Court
Contracts, Water Law
In this case in which plaintiff Kansas and defendant Nebraska engaged in litigation concerning a dispute over their rights to the waters of the...
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03/09/2015 | 126 |
Kansas v. NebraskaUnited States Supreme Court
Constitutional Law, Environmental Law, Water Law
In this case, plaintiff Kansas and defendant Nebraska engaged in litigation concerning a dispute over their rights to the waters of the Republican...
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02/24/2015 | 126 |
Tarrant Regional Water District v. HerrmannUnited States Supreme Court
Commercial Law, Constitutional Law, Contracts, Water Law
The Red River Compact, a congressionally sanctioned agreement that allocates water rights within the Red River basin among the States of Oklahoma,...
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06/13/2013 | 11-889 |
Decker v. Northwest Environmental Defense CenterUnited States Supreme Court
Administrative Law, Constitutional Law, Environmental Law, Water Law
In a citizen suit brought under the Clean Water Act (CWA) alleging that defendants had not obtained National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System...
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03/20/2013 | 11-338 |