Arizona v. New Mexico
1976 United States Supreme Court case / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For the college football rivalry, see Arizona–New Mexico football rivalry.
Arizona v. New Mexico, 425 U.S. 794 (1976), is an opinion from the United States Supreme Court which denied a motion from the State of Arizona seeking authorization to file suit against the State of New Mexico by invoking the original jurisdiction of the court.[1]
Quick Facts Arizona v. New Mexico, Decided May 24, 1976 ...
Arizona v. New Mexico | |
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Decided May 24, 1976 | |
Full case name | Arizona v. New Mexico |
Citations | 425 U.S. 794 (more) 96 S. Ct. 1845; 48 L. Ed. 2d 376; 1976 U.S. LEXIS 117 |
Case history | |
Subsequent | Law upheld in state court sub nom.Arizona Public Service Co. v. O'Chesky, 91 N.M. 485, 576 P.2d 291 (1978); reversed sub nom Arizona Public Service Co. v. Snead, 441 U.S. 141 (1979) |
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Motion denied as an action involving the same constitutional issues had been filed in state court which provided an appropriate forum to litigate the issues. | |
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Concurrence | Stevens |
Laws applied | |
U.S. Const., Article 3, Section 2 |
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