Florida, Plaintiff v. Georgia

  1. July 19, 2021

    Top Florida Litigation Of 2021: Midyear Report

    Florida has seen no shortage of notable litigation developments in 2021, including a likely resolution of the state's long-running "Water Wars" with Georgia and key rulings that could impact disputes arising from the COVID-19 pandemic.

  2. April 01, 2021

    Justices Say Florida Can't Blame Oyster Woes On Georgia

    The collapse of an important Florida oyster population was due more to the state's mismanagement than any alleged overconsumption of river water by its upstream neighbor, Georgia, the U.S. Supreme Court said Thursday.

  3. February 22, 2021

    Justices Highlight 'Big Hurdles' For Fla. In Water Row With Ga.

    Florida's overharvesting of its Apalachicola Bay oysters and conflicting evidence about the effect Georgia's water use has on the bay's ecology are "big hurdles" for the Sunshine State to overcome in its long-running water rights case against its northern neighbor, U.S. Supreme Court justices said Monday.

  4. February 19, 2021

    Up Next At High Court: Florida Oysters, Believing Asylees

    The U.S. Supreme Court returns from its long mid-winter break starting Monday with oral arguments on whether Georgia's water usage is affecting Florida oysters, along with the question of when testimony from asylum applicants should be presumed to be credible.

  5. December 13, 2019

    Georgia Gets Win In Cross-State Water Battle With Florida

    Georgia inched closer to prevailing in its long-running water dispute with Florida on Thursday when a U.S. Supreme Court-appointed special master recommended denying Florida's request to cap its neighbor's water usage from the Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River Basin.