Category: Case Documents

Kansas v. Nebraska, et al.

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FINAL REPORT OF THE SPECIAL MASTER By its decree dated May 19, 2003 (“Decree”), this Court approved the Final Settlement Stipulation (“FSS”) that all of the parties to this original action, namely, the States of Kansas, Nebraska, and Colorado, had executed and filed with me on December 16, 2002. The FSS laid out the parameters for the RRCA Groundwater Model which would, for use in the accounting formulas for administering the Republican River Compact, determine both stream flow depletions caused by groundwater pumping and streamflow accretions resulting from recharge by…

Alaska v. U.S.

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INTRODUCTION On June 6, 2005, this Court overruled Alaska’s exceptions to the Report of the Special Master on Six Motions for Partial Summary Judgment and One Motion for Confirmation of a Disclaimer of Title. See Alaska v. United States, 125 S. Ct. 2137, 2161 (2005). At the conclusion of its opinion, the Court said: “The parties are directed to prepare and submit to the Special Master an appropriate proposed decree for the Court’s consideration.” Id. Pursuant to the Court’s directive, the parties have jointly prepared and submitted to the Special…

Virginia v. Maryland

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For well over two hundred years tensions have existed between the State of Maryland and the Commonwealth of Virginia. The core source of the dispute – the location of the boundary between those States – has generated subsidiary questions focused on navigation of, jurisdiction over, and fisheries in and along the Potomac River (“Potomac” or “River”). By compact,1 arbitration,2 and litigation,3 the States have sought resolution of these conflicts. Despite their best efforts, disputes continue to arise requiring resort to the courts. This is the most recent. This action involves…

New Jersey v. Delaware

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In this original action the States of New Jersey and Delaware make competing claims for the right to exercise regulatory jurisdiction over wharves and other improvements extending from the New Jersey shore into the Delaware River1 within the so-called twelve-mile circle.2 Each State claims exclusive jurisdiction over such improvements: New Jersey on the basis of the Compact of 1905 (the “Compact”) entered into between the two States; Delaware principally on the basis of the decision of this Court in New Jersey v. Delaware, 291 U.S. 361 (1934). Delaware argues in…

Montana v. Wyoming and North Dakota

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This is an interstate dispute over the waters of the Tongue River. The Tongue River begins in Wyoming and flows north into Montana before merging with the main stem of the Yellowstone River. In 1951, Montana, Wyoming, and North Dakota agreed on how the waters of the Yellowstone River system, including the Tongue River, should be allocated in the Yellowstone River Compact, Pub. L. No. 82-231, 65 Stat. 663 (1951) (attached as Appendix B hereto) (the “Compact”). Although the factual dispute in this case concerns the Tongue River, the Compact…

South Carolina v. North Carolina

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In this original jurisdiction action, the State of South Carolina seeks an equitable apportionment of the Catawba River, which originates in the mountains of North Carolina and flows through the western portion of that state before passing into South Carolina at Lake Wylie. This Interim Report is submitted in connection with motions by the City of Charlotte, North Carolina (“Charlotte”), the Catawba River Water Supply Project (“CRWSP”), and Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC (“Duke Energy” or “Duke”) to intervene in the action, as well as a motion by South Carolina for…

Where to Find Briefs

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Electronic versions of most filings submitted after November 13, 2017, are available through the docket for the particular case. Older briefs can be obtained through the following outside sources. SUBSCRIPTION DATABASES LexisNexis –  Briefs, Pleadings and MotionsU. S. Supreme Court BriefsInclusions: Earliest brief dated August 12, 1936 through current. Includes merit briefs for cases granted certiorari and special masters, amicus curiae briefs, and joint appendices beginning in January 1979, with selected coverage from 1936. All briefs are available for cases granted certiorari beginning after the 1993-1994 term; also includes briefs petitioning…

Delivery of Documents to the Clerk’s Office

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Filings to be hand-delivered to the Supreme Court Building should be directed to the North Drive on Second Street. Until further notice, all such filings are being directed first offsite for screening before being delivered to the Clerk’s Office. The Court has suspended its practice of allowing filings delivered to the North Drive in an open container before 2:00 p.m. to be sent to the Clerk’s Office on the same day as delivery. It may take up to two days for documents arriving at the North Drive to be physically…

Case Distribution Schedule

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The Case Distribution Schedule identifies the dates on which petitions for writs of certiorari, along with corresponding briefs in opposition and reply briefs, will be distributed to the Justices. It also identifies the dates on which those petitions are scheduled to be considered by the Justices at conference, although this schedule is subject to change. “Paid” lists include cases in which the petitioner pays the filing fee under Rule 38(a); those cases have a docket number from 1 to 5000 following the prefix for the Term (e.g., No. 20-325). “Ifp”…