United States v. Idaho ex rel. Dir., Idaho Dep't of Water Resources, 508 U.S. 1 (1993)

United States v. Idaho ex rel. Dir., Idaho Dep't of Water Resources (92-190), 508 U.S. 1 (1993)
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SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES

No. 92-190

UNITED STATES, PETITIONER v. IDAHO, ex rel. DIRECTOR, IDAHO DEPARTMENT OF WATER RESOURCES

on writ of certiorari to the supreme court of idaho

[May 3, 1993]

Justice Stevens, concurring in the judgment.

As the Court points out, ante, at 6-7, before 1985 "fees" comparable to those at issue in this litigation were taxed as "costs" in Idaho. Because I am persuaded that these exactions are precisely what Congress had in mind when it excepted judgments for "costs" from its broad waiver of sovereign immunity from participation in water rights adjudications, I concur in the Court's judgment.