San Luis & Delta-Mendota Water Authority et al v. Jewell et al

  1. June 12, 2017

    Feds Ask For Dismissal Of Challenge To Fish-Saving Efforts

    The federal government asked a California federal judge on Friday to toss the remaining claims brought against it by a pair of California water districts over a decision to release extra water into a river to help preserve fish for Native Americans, saying the districts lack standing.

  2. April 17, 2017

    Challenge To Feds' Fish Saving Efforts Mostly Moot

    A California federal judge on Monday tossed five of eight claims by a pair of California water districts in their suit against the federal government's decision to release extra water into a river to help preserve fish for Native Americans, finding the arguments moot under a recent related Ninth Circuit ruling.

  3. September 16, 2016

    Gov't Says Calif. Fish Preservation Effort Within Its Power

    The federal government moved for a quick win Thursday in a federal court lawsuit by two California water districts that challenges its decision to release extra water into a river to help preserve fish Native American tribes rely upon, saying that claims it had stepped beyond its authority had no merit.