Water Law
water-law is a key legal principle explored in case law.
Cases Applying This Concept
- W.L. (Bill) ARMSTRONG; Jeffrey S. May; William L. (Wil) Armstrong, III; John A. May; Dorothy A. Shanahan; Cherry Creek Mortgage Co., Inc., a Colorado Corporation, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Kathleen SEBELIUS, in Her Official Capacity as Secretary of the United States Department of Health and Human Services; Seth D. Harris, in His Official Capacity as Acting Secretary of the United States Department of Labor; Jacob J. Lew, in His Official Capacity as Secretary of the United States Department of the Treasury; United States Department of Health and Human Services; United States Department of Labor; United States Department of the Treasury, Defendants-Appellees. Association of American Physicians & Surgeons; American Association of Pro-Life Obstetricians & Gynecologists; Christian Medical Association; Catholic Medical Association; National Catholic Bioethics Center; Physicians for Life; National Association of Pro Life Nurses, Amici Curiae531 F. App'x 938
- Dray v. Staten Is. Univ. Hosp.2018 NY Slip Op 2314
- UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. John M. HARDIMON, Defendant-Appellant700 F.3d 940
- in the Matter of Kenneth H. SchattenS14Y1733
- IN THE MATTER OF KENNETH H. SCHATTEN296 Ga. 81
- PLANNED PARENTHOOD OF THE HEARTLAND, INC. and Jill Meadows, Appellants, v. IOWA BOARD OF MEDICINE, Appellee865 N.W.2d 252
- Matter of Nonhuman Rights Project, Inc. v. Lavery31 N.Y.3d 1054
- United States v. Twenty-Four Cryptocurrency AccountsCivil Action No. 2019-3098
- In Re: Envy Blockchain, Inc., NV Landco 1 LLC and Stephen Decani v. the State of Texas08-24-00395-CV
- United States v. Approximately 2210.8222 of Sol CryptocurrencyCivil Action No. 2024-3375
- Ofir Ventura v. Circle Internet Financial, LLCN25C-01-109 CLS
- SHS Holdings, LLC v. Todd Glenn Rowan and Linda Ann Butcher.05-20-00217-CV
- Zachary Bruch and Joshua SB, LLC v. Switchboard Technology Labs, Inc.C.A. No. 2024-1183-BWD
- Veton Vejseli v. Scott Duffy, Thomas DiFiore, Scott Flanders, Elizabeth LaPuma, and Ionic Digital, Inc.C.A. No. 2025-0232-BWD
- United States v. Crater93 F.4th 581
- Marriage of DeSouzaA156311
- Grayscale Investments, LLC v. SEC82 F.4th 1239
- United States v. 155 Virtual Currency AssetsCivil Action No. 2020-2228
- Archer v. Coinbase, Inc.A157690
- United States v. 113 Virtual Currency AccountsCivil Action No. 2020-0606
- National Audubon Society v. Superior Court33 Cal.3d 419
- Sporhase v. Nebraska ex rel. Douglas458 U.S. 941
- Riparian Water Rights: Harris v. Brooks225 Ark. 436
- United States v. New Mexico438 U.S. 696
- Tyler v. Wilkinson24 F. Cas. 472 (C.C.D.R.I. 1827)
- Coffin v. Left Hand Ditch Co.6 Colo. 443
- Arizona v. California373 U.S. 546
- Fox v. Arctic Placer Mining & Milling Co.229 U.S. 458
- In re Water Use Permit Applications (Waiahole Ditch)94 Haw. 97
- Elwood v. State ex rel. Wyoming Attorney General (Wyoming Groundwater)2005 WY 78
- Rascoe v. Town of Farmersville2016 OK 23
- City of Pasadena v. City of Alhambra33 Cal.2d 908
- Edwards Aquifer Authority v. Day369 S.W.3d 814
- United States v. Powers305 U.S. 527
- Winters v. United States207 U.S. 564
- Arizona v. San Carlos Apache Tribe463 U.S. 545
- Municipal Water District v. Imperial Irrigation District (Quantification Settlement Agreement)37 Cal.4th 102
- Environmental Defense Fund v. East Bay Municipal Utility District26 Cal.4th 103
- Imperial Irrigation District v. State Water Resources Control Board225 Cal.App.3d 548
- Tucker v. Badu221 S.W.2d 609
- Bristow v. State142 N.W.2d 364
- State ex rel. State Water Resources Control Board v. City of Colton81 Cal.App.5th 1047
- United States v. Gerlach Livestock Company339 U.S. 725
- Ivanhoe Irrigation District v. McCracken357 U.S. 275
- Klamath Irrigation District v. United States227 F.3d 1355
- San Juan River Project: Colorado, New Mexico, Utah, and Arizona (Upper Colorado River Basin Compact)459 U.S. 176
- Texas v. New Mexico (Pecos River Compact)462 U.S. 554
- City of Los Angeles v. City of San Fernando14 Cal.3d 199
- Lusher v. Commissioner of Environmental Protection (Connecticut Wetlands)169 Conn. 395
- PUD No. 1 of Jefferson County v. Washington Department of Ecology511 U.S. 700
Exam Application
Apply water law by identifying the relevant facts, citing the leading case, and explaining the ratio.