Evidence Shows Navajo Woman Was Correctly Denied Moving Assistance, Judge Rules

Mealey's (April 17, 2020, 11:16 AM EDT) -- PRESCOTT, Ariz. — A Navajo woman cannot receive relocation aid under the Navajo-Hopi Settlement Act of 1974 because the Office of Navajo and Hopi Indian Relocation’s decision denying her benefits is backed by ample evidence and is neither arbitrary nor capricious, an Arizona federal judge held April 14 (Millie Shaw v. Office of Navajo and Hopi Indian Relocation, No. 3:19-cv-8238, D. Ariz., 2020 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 65050)....