South Carolina v. North Carolina | |
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Argued October 13, 2009 Decided January 20, 2010 | |
Full case name | State of South Carolina v. State of North Carolina |
Citations | 558 U.S. 256 (more) 130 S. Ct. 854; 175 L. Ed. 2d 713 |
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Case opinions | |
Majority | Alito, joined by Stevens, Scalia, Kennedy, Breyer |
Concur/dissent | Roberts, joined by Thomas, Ginsburg, Sotomayor |
South Carolina v. North Carolina, 558 U.S. 256 (2010), is a case in which the Supreme Court of the United States settled a dispute between the states of South Carolina and North Carolina regarding which parties may intervene in litigation between two states over water rights. By a 5–4 vote, the Court held that an interstate water authority and the Duke Energy Corporation could intervene, while ruling unanimously that the city of Charlotte, North Carolina, could not.