9th Circuit Stays Tribal Groundwater Mandate Pending U.S. High Court Petition

(April 11, 2017, 3:04 PM EDT) -- RIVERSIDE, Calif. — The Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on April 10 granted a motion by two California water agencies to stay a mandate in a case involving tribal groundwater rights pending the districts’ petition to the U.S. Supreme Court for a writ of certiorari (Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians v. Coachella Valley Water District, et al., No. 15-55896, 9th Cir.)....