Judge Dismisses Tribe’s Suit To Find New Water Trust Duties By Federal Government

Mealey's (September 10, 2019, 2:33 PM EDT) -- PRESCOTT, Ariz. — An Arizona federal court judge on Aug. 23 said the Navajo Nation cannot establish that the federal government has a trust responsibility to determine the quantities and sources of water required for the tribe’s reservation or to secure an adequate water supply for the reservation (Navajo Nation v. United States Department of the Interior, et al., No. 03-507, D. Ariz., 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 143801)....

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