Supreme Court Sets February Date for Florida-Georgia Water Clash

The U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in February in the latest round of a long-running brawl between Florida and Georgia over how to divvy up water from a shared basin.

The court released its latest argument schedule Thursday, setting Florida v. Georgia for Feb. 22, marking the dispute’s second time landing before the justices.

The case is an original jurisdiction proceeding, a rare type of dispute that goes straight to the Supreme Court rather than working through lower benches first. The conflict, on the high court’s docket since 2013, involves whether Georgia should be required to cap usage ...