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Native Americans,
Civil Litigation,
Government

Feb. 26, 2019

Judge mulls how deep tribe’s water rights go

A California Indian tribe and the state’s water agencies argued in federal court Monday in a case that may have wide-reaching implications for water disputes throughout the nation.

RIVERSIDE -- A California Indian tribe and the state's water agencies argued in federal court Monday in a case that may have wide-reaching implications for water disputes throughout the nation.

After the U.S. Supreme Court announced in October 2017 it would not review a 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals decision establishing -- for the first time -- a tribe's right to water not only on the surface but under the ground of their rese...

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