U.S. High Court Won’t Review Tribe’s Federally Reserved Right To Groundwater

(November 27, 2017, 12:05 PM EST) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Supreme Court on Nov. 27 denied review of district and circuit court rulings that a Native American tribe has reserved rights to groundwater under its reservation (Coachella Valley Water District, et al. v. Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians, et al., No. 17-40 and Desert Water Agency, et al. v. Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians, et al., No. 17-42, U.S. Sup.)....