Supreme Court of the United States
Texas v. New Mexico
June 21, 2024602 U.S. 943
Summary
The Court denied the States’ motion to enter a consent decree because it would dispose of the United States’ valid Rio Grande Compact claims without its consent, affirming that a consent decree cannot extinguish the claims of a non‑consenting intervenor.
Holding
- Whether the United States has valid independent claims under the Rio Grande Compact.. The United States has valid Compact claims based on its distinct federal interests and the Compact’s integration with the Rio Grande Project and Downstream Contracts.
- Whether the proposed consent decree would dispose of those United States claims.. The consent decree would dispose of the United States’ Compact claims without its consent.
- Whether a consent decree may be entered over the objection of a non‑consenting intervenor when it would dispose of that intervenor’s claims.. A court may not approve a consent decree that disposes of the valid claims of a non‑consenting intervenor.
Docket 141, Orig.
Cited authorities
- CA10
- 53 Stat. 785
- 53 Stat. 785
- 53 Stat. 787
- 43 U.S.C. §383
- 43 U.S.C. §383
- 28 U.S.C. §1251