[gwjack]

Hi Jim.

The pot question is but a tree in the forest. The major Constituional issue is can one state (or two in this case) bring suit against another state for harm caused by its laws in a remote state? It will be interesting to see if the Supremes grant cert.

Gwjack

[colorado tanker]

This is not a certiorari case, but a rare case of original jurisdiction. Sovereign states can only sue each other in the Supreme Court, although the Court can exercise its discretion not to take the case.

[RIghtwardHo]

They have to take this. Original jurisdiction.

[SvenMagnussen]

"The major Constituional issue is can one state (or two in this case) bring suit against another state for harm caused by its laws in a remote state?"

No, the states are sovereign. The people are sovereign. The federal courts, the federal government and the Congress are servants of the states and the people.