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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 ...
Living without electricity or running water, Navajo Indian Shanna Yazzie made sure she carried hand sanitizer and fresh water on a trip to get supplies from family members near Phoenix during the coronavirus pandemic on the Navajo reservation on March 28, 2020, in Cameron, Arizona.

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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