143 ORIG Mississippi v. Tennessee (2021-Oct-04)

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Supreme Court of the United States

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The case concerns a dispute between the States of Mississippi and Tennessee involving an aquifer's groundwater.QUESTION PRESENTED: "Whether the Court will grant Mississippi leave to file an original action to seek relief from respondents’ use of a pumping operation to take approximately 252 billion gallons of high-quality groundwater; "whether Mississippi has sole sovereign authority over and control of groundwater naturally stored within its borders, including in sandstone within Mississippi’s borders; and "whether Mississippi is entitled to damages, injunctive, and other equitable relief for the Mississippi intrastate groundwater intentionally and forcibly taken by respondents. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★