Florida V Georgia No 142

This original action concerns the proper apportionment of water from an interstate river basin.

Florida v georgia no 142. Supreme court of the united states. Dunlap esquire pierce atwood llp portland maine is appointed as a legal assistant to the special master. 142 orig 2018 wl 4568527 sept. Argued january 8 2018 decided june 27 2018.

In the southwest corner of georgia the chattahoochee joins the flint river to form the apalachicola river which flows south through northwest florida and into the apalachicola bay. It is so ordered. Florida has made a legally sufficient showing as to the possibility of fashioning an effective remedial decree equitably apportioning the water from an interstate river basin. This original action concerns the proper apportionment of water from an interstate river basin.

Georgia supreme court no. The parties are advised that joshua d. 142 our challenge florida and georgia have been feuding for more than 25 years over water in apalachicola bay. 142 original in the supreme court of the united states.

Brief for the united states as amicus curiae in support of overruling florida s exception 2c to the report of the special master. 2018 was a united states supreme court case. On exceptions to report of special master. Three rivers form the heart of the basin.

It is an original jurisdiction case in a long running dispute over waters within the acf river basin running from the north georgia mountains through metro atlanta to the florida panhandle which is managed by the united states army corps of engineers waters in the area have been stressed by the population growth. The official docket sheet does not contain entries for papers filed directly with the special master. The chattahoochee river starts in north georgia flows southwest past atlanta and then flows south along georgia s border first with alabama then with florida. 630 at 5 8 dec.

Wall acting solicitor general. January 8 2018 decided. Detroit timber lumber co 200 u. Case remanded 5 4 in an opinion by justice breyer on june 27 2018 justice thomas filed a dissenting opinion in which justices alito kagan and gorsuch joined.

142 original the official docket sheet for this case as maintained by the clerk of the supreme court of the united states is available online. Florida sought to show that georgia s consumption of water particu larly along the flint river for agricultural purposes had decreased the flow of the apalachicola river caus ing injury to florida in both the apalachicola river and apalachicola bay. See united states v. Florida contended that a cap on georgia s consumption.