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45 relations: Abstention doctrine, Burford v. Sun Oil Co., Colorado, Colorado water courts, Courthouse, Declaratory judgment, Defendant, Denver, Drainage basin, Engineer, Exclusive jurisdiction, Federal government of the United States, Federal jurisdiction, Federal lands, Federal question jurisdiction, In rem jurisdiction, Indian reservation, Involuntary dismissal, John Paul Stevens, Jurisdiction, List of national parks of the United States, List of United States Supreme Court cases, volume 424, Louisiana Power & Light Co. v. City of Thibodaux, McCarran Amendment, Native Americans in the United States, Original jurisdiction, Plaintiff, Potter Stewart, Prior-appropriation water rights, Property, Railroad Commission v. Pullman Co., River, Southwestern United States, State court (United States), Statute, Supreme Court of the United States, United States Congress, United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit, United States District Court for the District of Colorado, United States National Forest, Water resources law, Water right, Water scarcity, William J. Brennan Jr., Younger v. Harris.
Abstention doctrine
An abstention doctrine is any of several doctrines that a United States court may (or in some cases must) apply to refuse to hear a case if hearing the case would potentially intrude upon the powers of another court.
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Burford v. Sun Oil Co.
Burford v. Sun Oil Co., 319 U.S. 315 (1943), was a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court created a new doctrine of abstention.
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Colorado
Colorado is a state of the United States encompassing most of the southern Rocky Mountains as well as the northeastern portion of the Colorado Plateau and the western edge of the Great Plains.
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Colorado water courts
The Colorado water courts are specialized state courts of the U.S. state of Colorado.
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Courthouse
A courthouse (sometimes spelled court house) is a building that is home to a local court of law and often the regional county government as well, although this is not the case in some larger cities.
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Declaratory judgment
A declaratory judgment, also called a declaration, is the legal determination of a court that resolves legal uncertainty for the litigants.
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Defendant
A defendant is a person accused of committing a crime in criminal prosecution or a person against whom some type of civil relief is being sought in a civil case.
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Denver
Denver, officially the City and County of Denver, is the capital and most populous municipality of the U.S. state of Colorado.
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Drainage basin
A drainage basin is any area of land where precipitation collects and drains off into a common outlet, such as into a river, bay, or other body of water.
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Engineer
Engineers, as practitioners of engineering, are people who invent, design, analyze, build, and test machines, systems, structures and materials to fulfill objectives and requirements while considering the limitations imposed by practicality, regulation, safety, and cost.
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Exclusive jurisdiction
In civil procedure, exclusive jurisdiction exists where one court has the power to adjudicate a case to the exclusion of all other courts.
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Federal government of the United States
The federal government of the United States (U.S. federal government) is the national government of the United States, a constitutional republic in North America, composed of 50 states, one district, Washington, D.C. (the nation's capital), and several territories.
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Federal jurisdiction
Federal jurisdiction is the jurisdiction of the federal government in any country that uses federalism.
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Federal lands
Federal lands are lands in the United States owned by the federal government.
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Federal question jurisdiction
In United States law, federal question jurisdiction is the subject-matter jurisdiction of United States federal courts to hear a civil case because the plaintiff has alleged a violation of the United States Constitution, federal law, or a treaty to which the United States is a party.
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In rem jurisdiction
In rem jurisdiction ("power about or against 'the thing) is a legal term describing the power a court may exercise over property (either real or personal) or a "status" against a person over whom the court does not have in personam jurisdiction.
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Indian reservation
An Indian reservation is a legal designation for an area of land managed by a federally recognized Native American tribe under the U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs rather than the state governments of the United States in which they are physically located.
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Involuntary dismissal
Involuntary dismissal is the termination of a court case despite the plaintiff's objection.
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John Paul Stevens
John Paul Stevens (born April 20, 1920) is an American lawyer and jurist who served as an associate justice of the United States Supreme Court from 1975 until his retirement in 2010.
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Jurisdiction
Jurisdiction (from the Latin ius, iuris meaning "law" and dicere meaning "to speak") is the practical authority granted to a legal body to administer justice within a defined field of responsibility, e.g., Michigan tax law.
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List of national parks of the United States
The United States has 60 protected areas known as national parks that are operated by the National Park Service, an agency of the Department of the Interior.
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List of United States Supreme Court cases, volume 424
This is a list of all the United States Supreme Court cases from volume 424 of the United States Reports.
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Louisiana Power & Light Co. v. City of Thibodaux
Louisiana Power & Light Co.
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McCarran Amendment
The McCarran Amendment, 43 U.S.C. § 666 (1952) is a federal law enacted by the United States Congress in 1952 which waives the United States' sovereign immunity in suits concerning ownership or management of water rights.
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Native Americans in the United States
Native Americans, also known as American Indians, Indians, Indigenous Americans and other terms, are the indigenous peoples of the United States.
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Original jurisdiction
The original jurisdiction of a court is the power to hear a case for the first time, as opposed to appellate jurisdiction, when a higher court has the power to review a lower court's decision.
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Plaintiff
A plaintiff (Π in legal shorthand) is the party who initiates a lawsuit (also known as an action) before a court.
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Potter Stewart
Potter Stewart (January 23, 1915December 7, 1985) was an Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court, serving from 1958 to 1981.
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Prior-appropriation water rights
Prior appropriation water rights is the legal doctrine that the first person to take a quantity of water from a water source for "beneficial use" (agricultural, industrial or household) has the right to continue to use that quantity of water for that purpose.
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Property
Property, in the abstract, is what belongs to or with something, whether as an attribute or as a component of said thing.
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Railroad Commission v. Pullman Co.
Railroad Commission v. Pullman Co.,, was a case in which the United States Supreme Court determined that it was appropriate for United States federal courts to abstain from hearing a case in order to allow state courts to decide substantial Constitutional issues that touch upon sensitive areas of state social policy.
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River
A river is a natural flowing watercourse, usually freshwater, flowing towards an ocean, sea, lake or another river.
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Southwestern United States
The Southwestern United States (Suroeste de Estados Unidos; also known as the American Southwest) is the informal name for a region of the western United States.
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State court (United States)
In the United States, a state court has jurisdiction over disputes with some connection to a U.S. state, as opposed to the federal government.
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Statute
A statute is a formal written enactment of a legislative authority that governs a city, state, or country.
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Supreme Court of the United States
The Supreme Court of the United States (sometimes colloquially referred to by the acronym SCOTUS) is the highest federal court of the United States.
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United States Congress
The United States Congress is the bicameral legislature of the Federal government of the United States.
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United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
The United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit (in case citations, 10th Cir.) is a federal court with appellate jurisdiction over the district courts in the following districts.
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United States District Court for the District of Colorado
The United States District Court for the District of Colorado (in case citations, D. Colo. or D. Col.) is a federal court in the Tenth Circuit (except for patent claims and claims against the U.S. government under the Tucker Act, which are appealed to the Federal Circuit).
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United States National Forest
National Forest is a classification of protected and managed federal lands in the United States.
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Water resources law
Water resources law (in some jurisdictions, shortened to "water law") is the field of law dealing with the ownership, control, and use of water as a resource.
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Water right
Water right in water law refers to the right of a user to use water from a water source, e.g., a river, stream, pond or source of groundwater.
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Water scarcity
Water scarcity is the lack of fresh water resources to meet water demand.
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William J. Brennan Jr.
William Joseph Brennan Jr. (April 25, 1906 – July 24, 1997) was an American judge who served as an Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court from 1956 to 1990.
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Younger v. Harris
Younger v. Harris,, was a case in which the United States Supreme Court held that United States federal courts were required to abstain from hearing any civil rights tort claims brought by a person who is currently being prosecuted for a matter arising from that claim.
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Redirects here:
424 U.S. 800, Colorado River Water Conservation Dist. v. United States, Colorado River Water Conservation District v United States.
References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colorado_River_Water_Conservation_District_v._United_States
