9th Circuit Rejects Full Court Review Of Immunity Ruling For Indian Coal Company

Mealey's (December 13, 2019, 11:03 AM EST) -- PHOENIX — The full Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on Dec. 11 declined to revisit its ruling that tribal and conservation groups cannot challenge the federal government’s approvals of coal mining activities by an Indian company on Indian land because the company cannot be joined to the action as an indispensable party due to its sovereign immunity as an arm of the tribe (Dine Citizens Against Ruining Our Environment, et al. v. Bureau of Indian Affairs, et al., No. 17-17320, 9th Cir.)....