Cause and Client: An Oklahoma Attorney’s Experience at the U.S. Supreme Court

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  Joe Wertz was a reporter and managing editor for StateImpact Oklahoma from 2011-2019. He reported on energy and environment issues for national NPR audiences and other national outlets. He previously worked as a managing editor, assistant editor and staff reporter at several major Oklahoma newspapers and studied journalism at the University of Central Oklahoma.

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Next week, the Supreme Court will hear arguments in an Oklahoma-Texas water case that could have ripple effects on interstate water-sharing agreements throughout the country.

To get a little insight into the state’s history at the high court, StateImpact spoke with an Oklahoma attorney who’s been there.

University of Oklahoma professor Rick Tepker fought the law — and won. Sort of.