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US Supreme Court to hear ‘water wars’ arguments
Lake Lanier
A Gainesville man who was found after drowning on Wednesday, June 5, marked the second drowning victim at Lake Lanier this year. - photo by Scott Rogers
The Georgia-Florida-Alabama water wars lawsuit involving Lake Lanier is going before the U.S. Supreme Court in its current term, which lasts into summer 2018. Tuesday morning the court issued an order noting that oral arguments would be heard this term, but didn’t give a specific date. The case is one of 19 the nation’s highest court will hear this term.