Tribe, United States Oppose High Court Review Of Groundwater Ruling

Mealey's (November 6, 2017, 8:24 AM EST) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — A California Native American tribe and the United States on Oct. 13 urged the U.S. Supreme Court to let stand a Ninth Circuit ruling that the tribe has a federally reserved right to groundwater under its reservation (Coachella Valley Water District, et al. v. Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians, et al., No. 17-40, Desert Water Agency, et al. v. Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians, et al., No. 17-42, U.S. Sup.)...