Supreme Court of the United States
Kansas v. Colorado
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- Type
- Opinion of the Court
- Filed
- March 9, 2009
- Case
- Kansas v. Colorado
- Case status
- Decided
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Justice Alito delivered the opinion of the Court. This is the latest in a line of contested matters that have come before us in this action that was brought in this Court by the State of Kansas against the State of Colorado concerning the Arkansas River. The Special Master has filed a Fifth and Final Report that includes a proposed judgment and decree, and Kansas has filed an exception to the Report, contending…
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