http://www.circleofblue.org/waternews/2009/world/mississippi-vs-tennessee-billion-dollar-supreme-court-question-is-memphis-stealing-water/ Reporting the Global Water Crisis Wed, 08 Feb 2012 02:22:57 +0000 hourly 1 http://www.circleofblue.org/waternews/2009/world/mississippi-vs-tennessee-billion-dollar-supreme-court-question-is-memphis-stealing-water/comment-page-1/#comment-6889 dfb Wed, 21 Oct 2009 08:17:25 +0000 http://www.circleofblue.org/waternews/?p=7338#comment-6889 This is called original jurisdiction. It doesn't grant cert as in most cases you hear about, rather it must hear the case as the only court with jurisdiction. The district court dismissed it because it can't hear it; neither can the appellate court. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Original_jurisdiction This is called original jurisdiction. It doesn’t grant cert as in most cases you hear about, rather it must hear the case as the only court with jurisdiction. The district court dismissed it because it can’t hear it; neither can the appellate court. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Original_jurisdiction

]]> http://www.circleofblue.org/waternews/2009/world/mississippi-vs-tennessee-billion-dollar-supreme-court-question-is-memphis-stealing-water/comment-page-1/#comment-6799 Noah Hall Tue, 13 Oct 2009 20:58:42 +0000 http://www.circleofblue.org/waternews/?p=7338#comment-6799 Did the Supreme Court grant the petition to review the case? The article's headline and subheadline seem to imply so, but I didn't see any orders granting review from the Supreme Court. Very few of the petitions filed with the Supreme Court for review are eventually granted. Did the Supreme Court grant the petition to review the case? The article’s headline and subheadline seem to imply so, but I didn’t see any orders granting review from the Supreme Court. Very few of the petitions filed with the Supreme Court for review are eventually granted.

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