Legal Opinion
United States v. New Mexico
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided July 3, 1978No. 77-510PublishedCited by 177 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Rehnquist
The Rio Mimbres rises in the southwestern highlands of New Mexico and flows generally southward, finally disappearing in a desert sink just north of the Mexican border. The river originates in the upper reaches of the Gila National Forest, but during its course it winds more than 50 miles past privately owned lands and provides substantial water for both irrigation and mining. In 1970, a stream adjudication was begun by the State of New Mexico to determine the exact rights of each user to water from the Rio Mimbres.1 In this *698adjudication the United States claimed reserved water rights for use…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Colorado River Water Conservation District v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- United States v. GrimaudSupreme Court of the United States · 1911
- Winters v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1908
- Arizona v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Cappaert v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
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3Cited by177 opinions
- Arizona v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Nevada v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- The Lands Council v. McNairCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2008
- Jerome Otteson v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1980
- United States v. AdairCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1983
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