9th Circuit Again Reverses, Remands Navajo Breach Of Trust Claim Over Water Rights

Mealey's (April 30, 2021, 8:46 AM EDT) -- PASADENA, Calif. — A 1964 U.S. Supreme Court decree establishing water rights to the Colorado River does not strip a federal court of jurisdiction to decide the Navajo Nation’s breach of trust claim against the Department of the Interior (DOI) for allegedly mismanaging the tribe’s water resources, the Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals held April 28 in reversing and remanding so the tribe can amend its complaint....