New Jersey v. Delaware

ELR Citation: ELR 20080
No(s). 134 (U.S. Mar 31, 2008)

The U.S. Supreme Court held that Article VII of the 1905 Compact between New Jersey and Delaware provides that each state maintains its "riparian jurisdiction" over the Delaware River, a term not synonymous with "exclusive jurisdiction"; thus, Delaware has the authority to prevent the construction o...