Washington v. Oregon

Washington v. Oregon
Supreme Court of the United States
Original jurisdiction
Decided March 2, 1936
Full case nameState of Washington v. State of Oregon
Citations297 U.S. 517 (more)
Outcome
A state has the power to divert all rivers within its borders.
Court membership
Chief Justice
Charles E. Hughes
Associate Justices
Willis Van Devanter · James C. McReynolds
Louis Brandeis · George Sutherland
Pierce Butler · Harlan F. Stone
Owen Roberts · Benjamin N. Cardozo
Case opinion
MajorityCardozo, joined by unanimous

Washington v. Oregon, 297 U.S. 517 (1936), was a United States Supreme Court case in which the court held that a state has the power to divert all rivers within its borders.[1][2][3][4][5] The dispute was over the Walla Walla River.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Washington v. Oregon, 297 U.S. 517 (1936).
  2. 1 2 Cascadia Consulting Group; AMP Insights; Northwest Land & Water, Inc; Sound Resolutions (2021). Walla Walla Water 2050 Strategic Plan (PDF) (Report). Washington State Department of Ecology. p. 29.
  3. ↑ Robinson, Trevor (2016). Revisiting Many Waters: An Evaluation of the Walla Walla Water Management Initiative (PDF) (Report). William D. Ruckelshaus Center. pp. 22–23.
  4. ↑ Elliott, Heather (January 1, 2022). "Original Discrimination: How the Supreme Court Disadvantages Plaintiff States". Iowa L. Rev. 108: 175.
  5. ↑ Friend, Patric (August 11, 2022). "Opening the Underground Floodgates: Mississippi v. Tennessee and the Doctrine of Equitable Apportionment". Oil and Gas, Natural Resources, and Energy Journal. 7 (4): 947. ISSN 2473-9103.
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