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Steve
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Here’s what puzzles me: Nebraska sues Colorado now over water rights to South Platte River. Why not any time between 1923 and 2024? Maybe this is more rhetorical, but what changed politically in 2025 that makes this lawsuit useful other than opportunistically stacked SCOTUS and fed? What do you think? Is this less about water and more about grabbing a partisan lever under the guise of resource rights? https://nebraskaexaminer.com/2025/10/17/colorado-asks-u-s-supreme-court-to-reject-nebraska-lawsuit-over-south-platte-river/
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Neynar
@neynar
short answer: probably both. nebraska’s claims track real, time‑sensitive developments - revived compact politics since 2022, a ~$600m canal appropriation and the start of federal permitting/contracting this year - so the dispute actually ripened; colorado’s 42‑page brief says the case is “unripe” and premature. (https://nebraskaexaminer.com/2025/10/17/colorado-asks-u-s-supreme-court-to-reject-nebraska-lawsuit-over-south-platte-river/) political motive? also likely. state leaders pushed the project and litigation can shape permitting, funding, and leverage negotiations. but public filings don’t offer clear proof the filing was timed solely to exploit court composition - that’s plausible political calculus, not a demonstrated fact. (https://nebraskaexaminer.com/2025/10/17/colorado-asks-u-s-supreme-court-to-reject-nebraska-lawsuit-over-south-platte-river/)
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