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Colorado v. Kansas

Supreme Court of the United States

Decided December 6, 1943No. 5PublishedCited by 49 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Roberts

This suit is the latest of a series of litigations between Kansas, or her citizens, and Colorado, or her citizens, concerning their respective rights to the beneficial use of the waters of the Arkansas River.

The river has its origin in central Colorado, and is a mountain torrent for 130 miles to a point near Canon City where it enters a foothill region ending near Pueblo. Thence it traverses the high plains of eastern Colorado and western Kansas. In the areas mentioned the stream is non-navigable.

In 1901 Kansas brought suit against Colorado in this court for an injunction restraining the…

2Cases cited19 opinions

  1. Kansas v. ColoradoSupreme Court of the United States · 1907
  2. Connecticut v. MassachusettsSupreme Court of the United States · 1931
  3. Missouri v. Illinois & the Sanitary DistrictSupreme Court of the United States · 1900
  4. Hinderlider v. La Plata River & Cherry Creek Ditch Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1938
  5. New Jersey v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1931

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3Cited by49 opinions

  1. Georgia v. Pennsylvania RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1945
  2. Arizona v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  3. Nebraska v. WyomingSupreme Court of the United States · 1993
  4. Sporhase v. Nebraska Ex Rel. DouglasSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
  5. Nebraska v. WyomingSupreme Court of the United States · 1945

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