In a filing with the high court last fall , Solicitor General Elena Kagan argued that although allowing the carp to enter the Great Lakes would produce `` grave and irreparable harm , '' it was only `` speculative '' that the harm would occur `` imminently . '' Justices wo n't get involved in dispute between 3 states , Illinois . Some say Ontario water system will allow huge fish into the Mississippi River . multibillion-dollar fishing industry could be at stake , official says . High court has repeatedly been asked to close locks and dams .
Justices wo n't get involved in dispute between 3 states , Illinois . Some say Ontario water system will allow huge fish into the Mississippi River . multibillion-dollar fishing industry could be at stake , official says . High court has repeatedly been asked to close locks and dams .