(March 17, 2017, 1:11 PM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Supreme Court should deny a motion by the United States to hold merits briefing on Clean Water Act jurisdiction in abeyance, 36 respondents argue in a March 16 brief, saying the question needs to be answered regardless of whether the Trump administration rescinds the Clean Water Rule that is at issue (National Association of Manufacturers, et al. v. Department of Defense, et al., No. 16-299, U.S. Sup.)....