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Supreme Court denies review in federal reserved water rights case

November 27, 2017 | By DAMIEN SCHIFF

This morning, the Supreme Court denied review in Desert Water Authority & Coachella Valley Water District v. Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians. The water district petitioners had asked the High Court to review the Ninth Circuit's precedent-setting decision holding that the doctrine of federal reserved water rights is not limited to surfa ...

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Are there federal reserved rights to groundwater?

August 08, 2017 | By DAMIEN SCHIFF

caption id="attachment_46396" align="alignright" width="300" The Coachella Valley, a sere and torrid land (photo by Tim Shell)/caption That is the question being asked of the United States Supreme Court in two cert petitions filed last month, Desert Water Authority & Coachella Valley Water District v. Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians. ...