LOUISIANA v. U.S.

No. 19-30213.

948 F.3d 317 (2020)

State of LOUISIANA, Plaintiff-Appellant v. UNITED STATES of America, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

FILED January 21, 2020.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert E. Couhig, Jr. , Jason Andrew Cavignac , Couhig Partners, L.L.C., New Orleans, LA, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Rachel Heron , Daniel Halainen , U.S. Department of Justice, Environment & Natural Resources Division-Appellate Section, Washington, DC, for Defendant-Appellee.

Before DAVIS, SMITH, and COSTA, Circuit Judges.


The State of Louisiana sued the United States for injunctive relief alleging that the United States Army Corps of Engineers ("Corps") has failed to maintain the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway in compliance with the River and Harbor Improvements Act. The State asserts that the United States has waived its sovereign immunity...

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