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

Mealey's (December 13, 2017, 10:12 AM EST) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Supreme Court on Nov. 17 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.)....