PPL Montana, LLC v. Montana
Holding
The Montana Supreme Court"s ruling that the state of Montana owns and may charge for use of the riverbeds at issue was based on an infirm legal understanding of the Court"s rules of navigability for title un"der the equal-footing doctrine.
Judgment
Reversed, 9-0, in an opinion by Anthony McLeod Kennedy on Feb 22, 2012.
Merits Briefs for the Petitioner
Amicus Briefs in Support of the Petitioner
- Brief for the United States of America
- Brief for The Creekside Coalition et al.
- Brief for Freeport-McMoran Corporation et al.
- Brief for the Mountain States Legal Foundation and the Utah Farm Bureau Federation
- Brief for the Montana Farm Bureau Federation et al.
- Brief for Professors John L. Allen et al.
- Brief for American Petroleum Institute et al.
- Brief for Montana Water Resources Association et al.
- Brief for Wilbur and Kathryn Hardy et al.
“Merits Briefs for the Respondent
Amicus Briefs in Support of the Respondent
- Brief for Stephanie Ambrose Tubbs
- Brief for the National Wildlife Federation et al.
- Brief for the”California Sportfishing Protection Alliance et al.
- Brief for Oregon et al.
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Recommended Citation: PPL Montana, LLC v. Montana, SCOTUSblog, https://www.scotusblog.com/cases/ppl-montana-llc-v-montana/