State, Water Districts Ask U.S. High Court To Exercise Jurisdiction In Navajo Case

Mealey's (June 3, 2022, 3:07 PM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — Three western states and nine western water districts on May 17 filed a petition for a writ of certiorari asking the U.S. Supreme Court to exercise its retained jurisdiction in a Colorado River water rights case and rule that the Navajo Nation cannot sue three federal agencies to compel them to develop a water plan for the tribe and to manage the Lower Basin of the Colorado River (LBCR) but must instead let the high court decide the issue....