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Divided 9th Circuit rejects Apache religious challenge to copper mine on sacred land
Summary by Ground News
A heavily divided panel of federal judges rejected an Apache religious challenge to the construction of a massive copper mine on Oak Flat. The tribe members, who go by the name Apache Stronghold, denounced the ruling in the closely watched case and pledged to fight on with an appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court.