Grant County Black Sands Irrigation District v. U.S. Bureau of Reclamation
Petition for certiorari denied on January 10, 2010
Docket No. | Op. Below | Argument | Opinion | Vote | Author | Term |
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10-116 | Federal Cir. | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | OT 2009 |
Disclosure: Howe & Russell represent the petitioners in this case.
Issue: Whether the government may deprive landowners of the ability to acquire a permanent water right and other reclamation law entitlements by limiting landowners to perpetually extending ten-year “water utility”? contracts under 43 U.S.C. § 485(e).
SCOTUSblog Coverage
- Petition of the day (Anna Christensen, September 14, 2010)
Briefs and Documents
Certiorari-stage documents
- Opinion below (Federal Circuit)
- Petition for certiorari
- Brief in opposition
- Petitioners' reply
- Amicus brief for San Luis & Delta-Mendota Water Authority, Westlands Water District, And San Luis Water District
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