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The dispute centers on the cause of oyster die-offs."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 37, lines 11-53","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2020/142-orig_2_3ebh.pdf","page_label":"file page 37, lines 11-53"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 4, lines 23-13","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2020/142-orig_2_3ebh.pdf","page_label":"file page 4, lines 23-13"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 64, lines 47-29","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2020/142-orig_2_3ebh.pdf","page_label":"file page 64, lines 47-29"}]},{"heading":"How the case got here","paragraphs":["The Supreme Court heard oral argument in this case on February 22, 2021."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 4, lines 11-21","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2020/142-orig_2_3ebh.pdf","page_label":"file page 4, lines 11-21"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 67, lines 31-33","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2020/142-orig_2_3ebh.pdf","page_label":"file page 67, lines 31-33"}]},{"heading":"What each side wants","paragraphs":["Florida wants a legal remedy for its oyster losses.","Georgia wants the petition denied and the case closed."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 37, lines 11-53","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2020/142-orig_2_3ebh.pdf","page_label":"file page 37, lines 11-53"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme 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It sets the standard for scientific evidence in interstate disputes. The outcome shapes future water rights conflicts."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 37, lines 11-53","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2020/142-orig_2_3ebh.pdf","page_label":"file page 37, lines 11-53"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 4, lines 23-13","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2020/142-orig_2_3ebh.pdf","page_label":"file page 4, lines 23-13"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 64, lines 47-29","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2020/142-orig_2_3ebh.pdf","page_label":"file page 64, lines 47-29"}]},{"heading":"What happens next","paragraphs":["This article currently covers the argument record. Use the official docket link for later case activity."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 10, lines 41-11","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2020/142-orig_2_3ebh.pdf","page_label":"file page 10, lines 41-11"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 11, lines 55-55","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2020/142-orig_2_3ebh.pdf","page_label":"file page 11, lines 55-55"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 13, lines 43-21","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2020/142-orig_2_3ebh.pdf","page_label":"file page 13, lines 43-21"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 14, lines 27-27","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2020/142-orig_2_3ebh.pdf","page_label":"file page 14, lines 27-27"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 15, lines 25-37","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2020/142-orig_2_3ebh.pdf","page_label":"file page 15, lines 25-37"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 16, lines 11-31","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2020/142-orig_2_3ebh.pdf","page_label":"file page 16, lines 11-31"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 17, lines 19-23","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2020/142-orig_2_3ebh.pdf","page_label":"file page 17, lines 19-23"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 17, lines 45-7","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2020/142-orig_2_3ebh.pdf","page_label":"file page 17, lines 45-7"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 18, lines 43-35","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2020/142-orig_2_3ebh.pdf","page_label":"file page 18, lines 43-35"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 4, lines 11-21","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2020/142-orig_2_3ebh.pdf","page_label":"file page 4, lines 11-21"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 6, lines 15-43","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2020/142-orig_2_3ebh.pdf","page_label":"file page 6, lines 15-43"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 67, lines 31-33","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2020/142-orig_2_3ebh.pdf","page_label":"file page 67, lines 31-33"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 7, lines 45-7","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2020/142-orig_2_3ebh.pdf","page_label":"file page 7, lines 45-7"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 8, lines 47-31","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2020/142-orig_2_3ebh.pdf","page_label":"file page 8, lines 47-31"}]}],"slug":"2020-142-orig-florida-v-georgia","term":"2020","title":"Did Georgia's water use harm Florida's oyster beds?","title_sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 37, lines 11-53","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2020/142-orig_2_3ebh.pdf","page_label":"file page 37, lines 11-53"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 4, lines 23-13","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2020/142-orig_2_3ebh.pdf","page_label":"file page 4, lines 23-13"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 64, lines 47-29","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2020/142-orig_2_3ebh.pdf","page_label":"file page 64, lines 47-29"}],"topics":[],"undated_disposition_date_fallback":null,"updated_at":"2026-09-05T03:22:24Z"}