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Points Of Diversion From Nevada’S Established Groundwater Law, Colin Meenk Sep 2023

Points Of Diversion From Nevada’S Established Groundwater Law, Colin Meenk

Nevada Law Journal

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Ready To Do The Difficult Work Ahead: The Legal Legacy Of Senator Harry Reid, Robert Lemus, Sarah Voehl Jan 2023

Ready To Do The Difficult Work Ahead: The Legal Legacy Of Senator Harry Reid, Robert Lemus, Sarah Voehl

Nevada Law Journal Forum

This White Paper examines the legal legacy of Harry Reid, who served Nevada in the Senate for thirty years and rose to the position of Majority Leader from 2007 to 2015. Senator Reid's work on land and water policy, climate change, immigration, gaming, and labor deeply affected Nevada and the United States as a whole. Through his positions of leadership, he secured funding for critical infrastructure projects, protected public lands, championed renewable energy, passed the Affordable Care Act, fought for immigration reform, and advocated for labor and gaming issues. This paper concludes that Senator Reid's legal legacy is a powerful …


The Well’S Run Dry: Considering Water As A Fundamental Right Using An Interdisciplinary Approach, Matthew J. Mckissick Sep 2018

The Well’S Run Dry: Considering Water As A Fundamental Right Using An Interdisciplinary Approach, Matthew J. Mckissick

Nevada Law Journal

No abstract provided.


Lawrence V. Clark County And Nevada's Public Trust Doctrine: Reconsidering Water Rights In The Desert, Jason L. Deforest Oct 2012

Lawrence V. Clark County And Nevada's Public Trust Doctrine: Reconsidering Water Rights In The Desert, Jason L. Deforest

Nevada Law Journal

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You Drank My Milkshake! Accusations Of Water Rights Takings In Estate Of Hage V. United States, Holly E. Cheong Jan 2010

You Drank My Milkshake! Accusations Of Water Rights Takings In Estate Of Hage V. United States, Holly E. Cheong

Nevada Law Journal

This Note examines both the physical and regulatory takings of water rights found in Estate of Hage and provides an analysis of how takings law should apply to water rights. Part II of this Note provides a brief background of takings law under the Fifth Amendment of the Constitution with a focus on case law involving water rights. Parts III and IV review the history of the Estate of Hage case and focus on the recent Estate of Hage decision, including Judge Smith's logic for finding that there was a taking of water rights. In Part V, this Note analyzes …


Water Law And Its Role In Closing The Nuclear Fuel Cycle, Richard A. Rawson Mar 2004

Water Law And Its Role In Closing The Nuclear Fuel Cycle, Richard A. Rawson

Nevada Law Journal

No abstract provided.