Nevada High Court: Federal Contempt Challenge In State Water Case Is Premature

Mealey's (May 9, 2023, 4:13 PM EDT) -- CARSON CITY, Nev. — The Nevada Supreme Court has dismissed an appeal by the U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) of a state court order holding the federal agency in contempt of a 1934 water rights adjudication and granting property owners access to a national park to perform maintenance on creeks, saying that because the lower court has reserved a final ruling on terms of an injunction, an appeal “is not proper at this time.”...