Supreme Court rejects Florida fisheries complaint against Georgia
USA TODAY Florida had argued that Georgia was consuming more than its fair share of water from rivers in the Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River Basin, which hurt the Sunshine State's oysters and other fisheries. But special masters – legal experts who assisted the high court in reviewing the evidence presented in the dispute – recommended denying Florida’s claim for lack of proof that Georgia’s alleged overconsumption caused serious harm. The court, in an opinion written by Associate Justice Amy Coney Barrett, overruled Florida’s objections and dismissed the case. "In short,...
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