U.S. Supreme Court To Weigh Appeal Of Native American Tribal Groundwater Rights

Mealey's (November 3, 2017, 1:45 PM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — A petition by two California water districts asking the U.S. Supreme Court to resolve whether a Native American tribe has reserved rights to groundwater under its reservation was distributed Nov. 1 for the high court’s Nov. 21 conference, according to a docket entry (Coachella Valley Water District, et al. v. Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians, et al., Nos. 17-40 and 17-42, U.S. Sup.)....