Mississippi, Plaintiff v. Tennessee, City of Memphis, Tennessee, and Memphis Light, Gas & Water Division

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Case Number:

22o143

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Supreme Court

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  1. December 17, 2021

    Biggest Environmental Law Decisions Of 2021

    Courts across the U.S. continued to advance understanding of key environmental laws in 2021, from a D.C. Circuit opinion that gave a broad interpretation of the federal government's power to regulate under the Clean Air Act to a U.S. Supreme Court decision that will have a lasting impact on how states treat shared water sources.

  2. November 22, 2021

    High Court Rejects Mississippi Water Theft Claims

    The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday rejected Mississippi's bid to stop Tennessee from pumping groundwater out of an aquifer that sits beneath those and several other states and said Tennessee does not have to pay it $615 million in restitution.

  3. October 04, 2021

    Justices Take Dim View Of Mississippi Water Theft Claims

    Mississippi on Monday faced a skeptical U.S. Supreme Court in its bid to stop Tennessee from pumping groundwater out of an aquifer that sits beneath those and several other states and make it pay $615 million in restitution.

  4. October 01, 2021

    Up Next At High Court: State Water Rights, CIA Black Sites

    The U.S. Supreme Court will begin its October 2021 term Monday with Mississippi's lawsuit accusing Tennessee of stealing millions of dollars worth of water, followed by thorny questions about the Sixth Amendment right to cross-examination and whether the government can shield information about CIA black sites.

  5. May 03, 2021

    US Backs Tenn. Over Miss. In $615M Water Fight

    The U.S. Supreme Court should toss a $615 million suit filed by Mississippi against Tennessee and the city of Memphis because water they pump from the ground comes from an interstate aquifer, the United States government said.

  6. April 26, 2021

    Tenn. Asks Justices To Deny Miss. Claim In $615M Water Fight

    Tennessee and the city of Memphis told the U.S. Supreme Court on Friday that water the city pumps from underground originates from an interstate aquifer and that Mississippi can't pursue a claim that its water is being reduced by those wells, for which the state is seeking at least $615 million.