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From 1993 to 2000, the United States Army Corps of Engineers began a temporary flood regime on an Arkansas hardwood forest. The flood caused permanent damage to the timber in that area.
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The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission were mad at the United States Army Corps of Engineers because they claimed that they permanently destroyed a bunch of trees in a bottomland hardwood forest by flooding the forest for six years straight. The Commission is demanding compensation because they claimed their fifth amendment rights were violated.
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An order is issued extending time to file response to petition.
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The National Association of Home Builders gives a breif Amici Curiae.
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The Pacific Legal Foundation gives a breif Amici Curiae.
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Arkansas gave a breif amici curiae.
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The Association of Fish and Wildlife Agency gives a breif Amicus Curiae.
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The United States testifies in opposition of the petition.
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The Arkansas Game and Fish Commision responds to the United States' opposition statement in court.
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The Supreme Court holds a conference and discusses the evidence of the petition and try to come to a decision.
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The Supreme Court decides in favor of the petition. The United States must give $5.7 milion to the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission in restitution for permanently destroying more than 18 million board feet of timber.
