Virginia_v._Maryland

<i>Virginia v. Maryland</i>

Virginia v. Maryland

2003 United States Supreme Court case

Virginia v. Maryland, 540 U.S. 56 (2003), is a case in which the Supreme Court of the United States settled a dispute between the Commonwealth of Virginia and the State of Maryland regarding Virginia's riparian rights to the Potomac River.[1] The Supreme Court held in a 7—2 decision that Maryland has no legal authority to regulate or prohibit Virginia and its political subdivisions from building and improving structures in the river and from drawing water from the river.[2] The decision drew heavily on the Maryland–Virginia Compact of 1785, an agreement between the two states concerning navigational and riparian water rights along the Potomac River.[3]

Quick Facts Virginia v. Maryland, Argued October 7, 2003 Decided December 9, 2003 ...

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  1. [1]
    Virginia v. Maryland, 540 U.S. 56, 60 (2003).
  2. [2]
    Virginia v. Maryland, 540 U.S. at 75 ("[W]e conclude that the Black-Jenkins Award gives Virginia sovereign authority, free from regulation by Maryland, to build improvements appurtenant to her shore and to withdraw water from the River, subject to the constraints of federal common law and the Award.").
  3. [3]
    Virginia v. Maryland, 540 U.S. at 69-72.


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