Montana v. Wyoming

U.S. Supreme Court · decided February 20, 2018 · Supreme Court Database (Spaeth)

Decided
February 20, 2018
Term
October Term 2017
Vote
8–0
Issue area
Interstate Relations
Disposition
No disposition
Outcome
Petitioning party won
Ideological direction
Unspecifiable

Opinion excerpt

Summary 2/20/2018 10:42:34 AM Differences exist between documents. New Document: Old Document: 137Orig_new 137Orig 7 pages (87 KB) 7 pages (87 KB) 2/20/2018 10:42:33 AM 2/20/2018 10:42:33 AM Used to display results. Get started: first change is on page 1. No pages were deleted How to read this report Highlight indicates a change. Deleted indicates deleted content. indicates pages were changed. indicates pages were moved. file://NoURLProvided[2/20/2018 10:42:39 AM] Cite as: 583 U. S. ____ (2018) 1 Decree Judgment SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES STATE OF MONTANA v. STATE OF WYOMING AND STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA ON BILL OF COMPLAINT No. 137, Orig. Decided February 20, 2018 The Report of the Special Master is received and or- dered filed. The proposed judgment and decree are en- tered. JUSTICE KAGAN took no part in the consideration or decision of this case. JUDGMENT Judgment is awarded against the State of Wyoming and in favor of the State of Montana for violations of the Yel- lowstone River Compact resulting from Wyoming’s reduc- tion of the volume of water available in the Tongue River at the Stateline between Wyoming and Montana by 1300 acre feet in 2004 and 56 acre feet in 2006. Judgment is awarded in the amount of $20,340, together with pre- judgment and post-judgment interest of seven percent (7%) per annum from the year of each violation until paid. Costs are awarded to…

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