| Texas v. New Mexico and Colorado | |
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| Argued January 8, 2018 Decided March 5, 2018 | |
| Full case name | Texas v. New Mexico and Colorado |
| Docket no. | 22O141 |
| Citations | 583 U.S. ___ (more) 583 U.S. 407; 138 S.Ct. 954[1] |
| Argument | Oral argument |
| Holding | |
| Maryland v. Louisiana (1981) holds that the federal government has the right to intervene in legal cases regarding certain interstate compacts. In this case, the Court ruled that the Rio Grande Compact qualifies as a fitting compact because it relates to "distinctively federal interests". | |
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| Case opinion | |
| Majority | Gorsuch, joined by unanimous |
Texas v. New Mexico and Colorado, 583 U.S. ___ (2018), was a Supreme Court case argued and decided during the 2017 term of the Supreme Court of the United States. The case involved an interstate dispute regarding New Mexico's compliance with the Rio Grande Compact of 1938, an agreement which established a plan for equitable apportionment of the water in the Rio Grande Basin among the states of Colorado, New Mexico, and Texas.[2] The Court considered the question of whether the U.S. federal government had a legal right to join litigation against New Mexico; the Court ruled that the federal government was within its rights when it did so.[2]
- ^ "Texas v. New Mexico and Colorado opinion citation". CaseText. Retrieved March 19, 2024.
- ^ a b "Texas v. New Mexico and Colorado". Oyez. Archived from the original on November 29, 2018. Retrieved October 3, 2018.