New, Relatively Quick Timeline Laid Out For Next Round Of Supreme Court Water Wars Case

This Supreme Court case, which began in 2013, is one battle in the water wars between Florida, Georgia and Alabama that have been going on for decades.

David Goldman / Associated Press

Georgia scored a procedural win on Wednesday in its years-long Supreme Court fight with Florida over water.

Judge Paul J. Kelly Jr., a federal judge in New Mexico who recently took over management of the case, said he does not want more evidence collected.

“Given the voluminous record in the case resulting from virtually unlimited discovery and a lengthy trial, additional discovery will only lengthen the proceedings, delay the outcome, and increase litigation costs,” he wrote.