(October 17, 2016, 10:14 AM EDT) -- LONDON, Ky. — A U.S. Supreme Court special master on Oct. 12 gave Mississippi and Tennessee 14 days to submit a proposed case management plan for an evidentiary hearing on whether the water in dispute is interstate in nature (State of Mississippi v. State of Tennessee, et al., No. 143, Original, U.S. Sup.).

(Order available.  Document #95-161110-007R.)

Senior Judge Eugene E. Siler Jr. of the Sixth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals, who was appointed to serve as special master by the Supreme Court, is presiding over...