Arizona v. San Carlos Apache Tribe
United States Supreme Court
463 U.S. 545 (1983)
Relevant factsFree
Following Colorado River, which held the McCarran Amendment gives states jurisdiction over Indian water-rights claims the United States brings on tribes' behalf, tribes in Arizona and Montana had their own separate federal claims pending to adjudicate their water rights while those states simultaneously pursued comprehensive state-court water adjudications covering the same rights.
IssueFree
Whether state courts may assert jurisdiction over Indian water-rights claims brought by Indian tribes.
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