Supreme Court rules against Florida in long-running water rights dispute with Georgia

Published April 1, 2021 2:56pm ET



The Supreme Court on Thursday ruled against Florida in a long-running dispute with Georgia over interstate water rights.

Justice Amy Coney Barrett, who delivered the court’s unanimous opinion, wrote that Florida had been unable to show sufficient evidence that Georgia’s consumption of its water had caused the collapse of the state’s oyster fisheries. The case concludes a battle between the two states that has stretched on for more than three decades.

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