Can the Farmers Sue Uncle Sam When the Bureau of Reclamation Reduces Deliveries to the Water District?

Authors

Robert H. Abrams, Florida A&M University College of LawFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

2005

Abstract

Are farmers who have received water from an irrigation district "intended" third-party beneficiaries of that water district's service and repayment contracts with the United States Bureau of Reclamation and, therefore, within the scope of a waiver of sovereign immunity that would otherwise bar a suit by the farmers against the Bureau of Reclamation?

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Recommended Citation

Robert H. Abrams, Can the Farmers Sue Uncle Sam When the Bureau of Reclamation Reduces Deliveries to the Water District? 2004-05 Preview U.S. Sup. Ct. Cas. 295 (2005)