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IDAHO EX REL. EVANS v. OREGON

No. 67, Orig.

444 U.S. 380 (1980)

IDAHO EX REL. EVANS, GOVERNOR OF IDAHO, ET AL. v. OREGON ET AL.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided January 21, 1980.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David H. Leroy, Attorney General of Idaho, pro se, argued the cause for plaintiffs. With him on the plaintiffs' exceptions to the report of the Special Master were W. Hugh O'Riordan and John C. Vehlow, Deputy Attorneys General.

James A. Redden, Attorney General, argued the cause for defendant State of Oregon. With him on the responses to the plaintiffs' exceptions to the report of the Special Master were Raymond P. Underwood and Beverly B. Hall, Assistant Attorneys General. Slade Gorton, Attorney General, argued the cause for defendant State of Washington. With him on the response to the plaintiffs' exceptions to the report of the Special Master was Edward B. Mackie, Deputy Attorney General.

Louis F. Claiborne argued the cause for the United States as amicus curiae in support of the report of the Special Master. With him on the memorandum were Solicitor General McCree, Assistant Attorney General Moorman, Myles E. Flint, and Steven E. Carroll.

MR. JUSTICE REHNQUIST delivered the opinion of the Court.

Invoking this Court's original jurisdiction, the State of Idaho brought suit against the States of Oregon and Washington to secure equitable apportionment of various runs of anadromous fish migrating between spawning grounds in Idaho and the Pacific Ocean. We granted Idaho leave to file its complaint, but left open the questions whether that complaint stated a claim upon which relief may be granted and whether...

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