Mississippi v. Tennessee and Its Implications for State Water Policy with Robin Craig

Robin Craig, the Robert C. Packard Trustee Chair in Law at USC Gould School of Law and long-time water law professor, joins us to discuss the background, arguments and holding in Mississippi v. Tennessee, and provides some insights on what the case might mean for State water policy moving forward.

In this session, you’ll learn about:

• Robin’s extensive background in water law
• The factual background of Mississippi v. Tennessee
• The procedural history of Mississippi v. Tennessee
• Why Mississippi sued Tennessee and not the actual entity pumping the water
• What Mississippi’s claim was
• What the briefings revealed about the parties’ positions
• The issues the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) probed during oral arguments
• What the SCOTUS held in Mississippi v. Tennessee
• What equitable apportionment is
• How equitable apportionment interfaces and impacts compacts between the States
• How the SCOTUS’ holding might impact State compact negotiations over water rights (and potentially other natural resources)
• How the holding of Mississippi v. Tennessee might impact other conflicts among the States over groundwater 

Resources and links mentioned in or relevant to this session include:

• Robin’s LinkedIn Page
• Robin’s bio on the USC Gould School of Law Faculty Page
• The Supreme Court of the United States Opinion in Mississippi v. Tennessee
• Robin’s blog post on SCOTUSblog about the case

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