U.S. Supreme Court
May 4, 2011
High Court Rules on States' Compact
Settling a legal skirmish over water rights, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled Monday that Wyoming's irrigation system doesn't violate an agreement with Montana over the use of rivers that the two states share.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
WASHINGTON - Settling a legal skirmish over water rights, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled Monday that Wyoming's irrigation system doesn't violate an agreement with Montana over the use of rivers the two states share.
In a 7-1 decision written by Justice Clarence Thomas, the court dismissed Montana's claim that Wyoming's new irrigation system reduces the amount of wastewater returned to ...
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