Skip to main content

South Carolina v. North Carolina

Docket No.138 Original
ArgumentOct 13, 2009

Holding

The Catawba Project and Duke Energy (but not the City of Charlotte) can intervene in this original case in which South Carolina claims North Carolina diverted more than its fair share of water from the Catawba River.

Judgment

Exceptions to the Special Master's First Interim Report overruled in part and sustained in part, 5-4, in an opinion by Samuel Alito on Jan 20, 2010. Chief Justice Roberts filed a separate opinion concurring in the judgment in part and dissenting in part, joined by Justices Thomas, Ginsburg, and Sotomayor.

Welcome to SCOTUSblog

Tell us a bit about yourself so we can tailor what you see. You can update these any time in your account.