The Supreme Court of the United States issued five decisions today: United States v. Rahimi, No. 22-915: This Second Amendment case addresses the constitutionality of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(8), which makes it a crime for an...more
In August 2020, we outlined four notable interstate water rights cases before the U.S. Supreme Court that are likely to change how states use and treat water as a resource. One of those cases, Texas v. New Mexico, addresses...more
On December 14, 2020, the U.S. Supreme Court decided Texas v. New Mexico, holding that New Mexico was entitled to delivery credit under the Pecos River Compact for water stored at the request of Texas that evaporated during...more
A United States Supreme Court (“Court”) Special Master (“Special Master”) issued a December 11th Report in the interstate water dispute between the states of Florida and Georgia. See State of Florida v. State of Georgia, No....more
We previously issued an alert analyzing two interstate water compact disputes before the U.S. Supreme Court (“SCOTUS” or the “Court”): Texas v. New Mexico and Colorado and Florida v. Georgia. On June 27, the Court rejected...more
The United States Supreme Court (“Court”) issued an opinion today in the interstate water dispute between the states of Florida and Georgia. The Court had previously found that the litigation fit within its original...more
Today, the Supreme Court of the United States announced the retirement of Associate Justice Anthony M. Kennedy: Justice Kennedy, nominated by President Ronald Reagan to the Supreme Court, assumed the bench in 1988. ...more