U.S. Supreme Court allows Parties to Intervene in IBT Litigation
On January 20, 2010, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a decision allowing Duke Energy and Catawba River Water Supply Project, but not the city of Charlotte, to intervene in the case filed by South Carolina against North Carolina in the United States Supreme Court.
To read the Supreme Court opinion, click here.
The opinion was written by Justice Alito and supported by Justices Stevens, Scalia, Kennedy and Breyer. Groups with bi-state interests (Duke Energy and the Catawba River Water Supply Project) were allowed to intervene. The City of Charlotte was not allowed to intervene because, the Court felt that Charlotte's interests should be adequately represented by the State of North Carolina.
An opinion in partial support and partial dissent was delivered by Chief Justice Roberts and supported by Justices Thomas, Ginsburg, and Sotomayor.
For news coverage about the Supreme Court opinion, click on the links below:
Supreme Court Splits in Ruling on Catawba River Dispute
New York Times
The Supreme Court, which has not yet considered the water-use dispute itself, ruled today that Duke Energy and the Catawba River Water Supply Project have ...
Justices OK Intervention in Water Rights Case
Courthouse News Service
But the court held that two of the intervening parties - the Catawba River Water Supply Project and Duke Energy Carolinas - met the standards for ...
SC Loses Round in High Court Water Fight With NC
ABC News
AP The US Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that a water supply company and a major utility must be allowed to participate in the high ...
SOUTH CAROLINA v. NORTH CAROLINA
Leagle.com
The State of South Carolina brought this original action against the State of North Carolina, seeking an equitable apportionment of the Catawba River. ...
Top court OKs allowing Duke Energy to intervene in Catawba River case
Greenville News - Raju Chebium
WASHINGTON — The US Supreme Court handed South Carolina a technical defeat Wednesday in a ...
Water war led to rewrite of state law
Hickory Daily Record - Larry Clark
HICKORY - The dispute over pumping water from the Catawba River to Cabarrus County may be one of a kind. ...
Charlotte excluded from water suit
CharlotteObserver.com - Barbara Barrett
The Catawba River flows from North Carolina, through Mecklenburg County, and into South Carolina through Fort Mill. ...
Cities settle water usage from Catawba River
CharlotteObserver.com - Bruce Henderson
A bitter fight over water from the Catawba River ended Tuesday night as Concord and Kannapolis agreed to take less water during droughts ...
Court Lets Private Entities Intervene in SC-NC Water Dispute
Free Times - Ron Aiken
The US Supreme Court ruled Jan. 20 in favor of two North Carolina entities seeking to intervene in the case between South ...
Supreme Court excludes city in water suit
Bizjournals.com - Susan Stabley
The US Supreme Court says Duke Energy Corp. and a bi-state utility can participate in South Carolina's lawsuit against North Carolina over water rights to ...
South Carolina Loses Round in High Court Water Fight
Wall Street Journal
AP COLUMBIA, SC— The Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that a water supply company and a major utility must be allowed to participate in the high court water ...
Supreme Court allows Duke into water fight, keeps Charlotte out
The State - Barbara Barrett
WASHINGTON -- WASHINGTON — A divided US Supreme Court has denied the city of Charlotte's bid to join a lawsuit over water rights between North and South ...
Cities settle water use on Catawba
The Herald | HeraldOnline.com - Matt Garfield, Bruce Henderson A long-running dispute over water from the Catawba River ended as the North Carolina cities of Concord and ...
