Supreme Court rejects Navajo suit seeking more water
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Thursday dashed the hopes of the Navajo Nation for more running water. The justices, in a 5-4 decision, threw out a lower court ruling that held an 1868 treaty confining Navajos to their reservation came with an implied promise that they would have access to water. Justice Brett M. Kavanaugh said the treaties that established the Navajo reservation did not ...
by David G. Savage, Los Angeles Times
Jun 22, 2023
1 minute
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Thursday dashed the hopes of the Navajo Nation for more running water.
The justices, in a 5-4 decision, threw out a lower court ruling that held an 1868 treaty confining Navajos to their reservation
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