Oregon District Asks High Court To Rule On Jurisdiction In Water Adjudication

(September 12, 2023, 9:05 AM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Klamath Irrigation District has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to weigh in on whether the federal government can avoid the doctrine of prior exclusive jurisdiction in an ongoing water adjudication under the McCarren Amendment by asserting defenses based on federal law and removing cases to federal courts....