With Denial Of Certiorari, 9th Circuit’s Tribal Immunity Ruling Stands

Mealey's (June 29, 2020, 1:20 PM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — A court challenge by tribal and environmental groups to a Navajo Nation coal mining operation is over, with the tribal mining company’s sovereign immunity intact, after the U.S. Supreme Court on June 29 declined to review the case (Diné Citizens Against Ruining Our Environment, et al. v. Bureau of Indian Affairs, et al., No. 19-1166, U.S. Sup.)....