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South Carolina v. North Carolina

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Advocates
David C. Frederick (argued the cause for the plaintiff)
Eric D. Miller (Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, for the United States as amicus curiae)
H. Christopher Bartolomucci (argued the cause for the intervenors)
Christopher G. Browning, Jr. (argued the cause for the defendant)
Case Basics
Docket No.: 
138 ORIG
Plaintiff: 
South Carolina
Defendant: 
North Carolina
Granted: 
Monday, October 1, 2007
Argued: 
Monday, October 5, 2009

Cite this page
The Oyez Project, South Carolina v. North Carolina U.S. ___
available at: (http://oyez.org/cases/2000-2009/2009/2009_138 ORIG)
(last visited Tuesday, November 24, 2009).
Facts of the Case: 

This case originates in the Supreme Court. South Carolina seeks an equitable apportionment of the Catawba River, which starts in North Carolina and flows into South Carolina. The Special Master recommends that the Supreme Court (1) permit the City of Charlotte, N.C., the Catawba River Water Supply Project, and Duke Energy Carolinas LLC to intervene as defendants, and (2) deny South Carolina’s motion for clarification of the Special Master’s order.

Question: 

Can the City of Charlotte, NC, the Catawba River Water Supply Project, and Duke Energy Carolinas LLC, which are non-state entities, be allowed to intervene as defendants in a case originating in the Supreme Court about a water dispute between two states?