Legal Opinion
Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe of Indians v. Nevada
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided July 30, 2013No. 11-16470, 11-16475, 11-16482PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
THOMAS, Circuit Judge:
Almost from the time that explorers John C. Fremont and Kit Carson first came upon the Truckee River and Pyramid Lake, 1 disputes have arisen about water rights. In this latest chapter in a hundred-year litigation history, see Nevada v. United States, 463 U.S. 110, 113, 103 S.Ct. 2906, 77 L.Ed.2d 509 (1983) (summarizing history), we consider whether diverting water to wetlands in order to sustain wildlife habitat constitutes “irrigation.” We conclude that, within the meaning of the federal court decree governing water rights in the Newlands Reclamation Project, it…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Lujan v. Defenders of WildlifeSupreme Court of the United States · 1992
- Nevada v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- California v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe of Indians v. MortonDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1973
- United States v. Alpine Land & Reservoir Co.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1999
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