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California Vs. United States

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  • US Supreme Court
  • Jul 03, 1978

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  2. HardIn Vs. Shedd US Supreme Court · May 18, 1903
  3. Basey Vs. Gallagher US Supreme Court · Jan 01, 1874
  4. Jennison Vs. Kirk US Supreme Court · Jan 01, 1878
  5. ickes Vs. Fox US Supreme Court · Feb 01, 1937
  6. Brush Vs. Commissioner US Supreme Court · Mar 15, 1937
  7. City of Fresno Vs. California US Supreme Court · Apr 15, 1963
  8. California v. United
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  9. States - 438 U.S. 645 (1978) U.S. Supreme Court California v. United
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  10. States, 438 U.S. 645 (1978) California v. United
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  11. prevented by dicta that may Page 438 U. S. 646 point to a contrary conclusion in Ivanhoe Irrigation District v. McCracken
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  12. U. S. 275 , City of Fresno v. California
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  13. U. S. 627 , and Arizona v. California
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  14. were quite different from the climate and topography of the Pacific Coast States. As noted in both United States v. Gerlach
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  15. Live Stock Co., 339 U. S. 725 (1950), and Ivanhoe Irrigation District v. McCracken
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  16. its language. Indeed, so far as we can tell, the first case to come to this Court involving the Act at all was Ickes v. Fox
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  17. of the Act was United States v. Gerlach
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  18. many of the Western States had been admitted to the Union, Congress deferred to the growing local law. Thus, in Broder v. Water
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  19. pp. 895 (2d ed.1908). Thus, in Kansas v. Colorado
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  20. into the Union, they were admitted with the full powers of local sovereignty which belonged to other States, Pollard v. Hagan
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  21. Id. at 206 U. S. 92 and 206 U. S. 95 . And see United States v. Rio
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  22. United States v. Rio
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  23. Wall. 670, 87 U. S. 684 (1875). See Broder v. Water
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  24. added). This Court has had an opportunity to construe the 1877 Desert Land Act before. In California Oregon Power Co. v. Beaver
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  25. in respect of riparian rights should obtain. For since 'Congress cannot enforce either rule upon any state,' Kansas v. Colorado
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  26. and seeks to remove what otherwise might be an impediment to its full and successful operation. See Wyoming v. Colorado
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  27. Id. at 295 U. S. 163 -164. See also Gutierres v. Albuquerque
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  28. exceptions not relevant to reclamation, authority over intrastate waterways lies with the States. In United States v. Rio
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  29. Id. at 174 U. S. 709 . Page 438 U. S. 663 Similarly, in Kansas v. Colorado
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  30. to the Secretary of the Interior as to the operation of federal reclamation projects. In Ivanhoe Irrigation District v. McCracken
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  31. U.S. at 357 U. S. 291 -292. Five years later, in City of Fresno v. California
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  32. dictum was repeated in City of Fresno, supra at 372 U. S. 630 , and in this Court's opinion in Arizona v. California
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  33. water to follow priorities laid down by state law has already been disposed of by this Court in Ivanhoe Irrig. Dist. v. McCracken
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  34. and reaffirmed in City of Fresno v. California
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  35. Page 438 U. S. 674 In Arizona v. California
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  36. with congressional directive. In holding that the United States was not an indispensable party in Nebraska v. Wyoming
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  37. Id. at 295 U. S. 42 -43. Ten years later, in its final decision in Nebraska v. Wyoming
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  38. according to the pattern of state law as provided in the Reclamation Act. We can say here what was said in Ickes v. Fox
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  39. S.Rep. No. 755, 82d Cong., 1st Sess., 3, 6 (1951). v. Because
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  40. Section 8 of the 1902 Reclamation Act has been mentioned in only seven cases decided by this Court. See Ide v. United
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  41. United States v. Gerlach
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  42. Ivanhoe Irrigation District v. McCracken
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  43. Arizona v. California
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  44. States gained absolute dominion over their nonnavigable waters upon their admission to the Union. See, e.g., Stockman v. Leddy
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  45. Farm Investment Co. v. Carpenter
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  46. California Oregon Power Co. v. Beaver
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  47. water if inconsistent with other congressional directives to the Secretary. See Ivanhoe Irrigation District v. McCracken
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  48. U.S. Supreme Court California v. United
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  49. and Arizona v. California
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  50. and Ivanhoe Irrigation District v. McCracken
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