Legal Opinion
Miccosukee Tribe of Indians of Florida v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided May 5, 2009No. 08-10799PublishedCited by 106 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CARNES, Circuit Judge:
For centuries, a broad, shallow sheet of fresh water that covered most of South Florida flowed south from Lake Okeechobee to the Florida Bay. This phenomenon was the “river of grass” or Everglades, which supported unique and fragile flora and fauna. As so often happens with natural treasures, people sought to control and manipulate the Everglades for their own ends. After the State of Florida’s efforts to tame the Everglades failed, in 1948 the Army Corps of Engineers got involved.
The Corps undertook the Central & Southern Florida Flood Project, which it hoped would…
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