Nebraska v. Colorado
Pending Petition
Docket No.22O161
Issue
Whether, when one state breaches another's contract and there are "direct, immediate, grave and irreparable injur[ies] to [a state] and its citizens," the court should grant the harmed state leave to file a complaint in an original action.
Jul 16, 2025Motion for leave to file a bill of complaint filed.Aug 13, 2025Motion to extend the time to file a response from September 15, 2025 to October 15, 2025, submitted to The Clerk.
Aug 13, 2025Motion to extend the time to file a response granted, and the time is extended to and including October 15, 2025.
Oct 15, 2025Brief of defendant Colorado in opposition filed.Oct 29, 2025DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/14/2025.
Oct 29, 2025Reply of plaintiff Nebraska filed.Nov 17, 2025The Solicitor General is invited to file a brief in this case expressing the views of the United States.
Recommended Citation: Nebraska v. Colorado, SCOTUSblog, https://www.scotusblog.com/cases/nebraska-v-colorado/