Supreme Court: Rio Grande Consent Decree Would Cut Off Federal Claims

(July 1, 2024, 9:24 AM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — In a 5-4 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court denied approval of an interstate water consent decree among Texas, New Mexico and Colorado because it would dispose of third-party claims of the United States....

Attached Documents

Opinion and dissent
Oral argument transcript
Special master’s third interim report
Texas, New Mexico and Colorado notice of no exception
United States’ exception to special master’s report
Joint reply of Texas, New Mexico and Colorado to United States’ exception
United States’ sur-reply
Elephant Butte Irrigation District amicus brief
El Paso County Water Improvement District No. 1 amicus brief
New Mexico Pecan Growers and Southern Rio Grande Diversified Crop Farmers Association amicus brief
New Mexico State University, Public Service Co. of New Mexico and Camino Real Regional Utility Authority amicus brief
Albuquerque Bernalillo County Water Utility Authority and Las Cruces amicus brief
Water law professors’ amicus brief
Utah, et al. amicus brief

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