Supreme Court to consider Navajo Nation water rights case

U.S. Supreme Court justices hear arguments, seem split in Navajo Nation water rights case

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court seemed split Monday as it weighed a dispute involving the federal government and the Navajo Nation’s quest for water from the drought-stricken Colorado River. A sign marks Navajo Drive, as Sentinel Mesa, homes and other structures in Oljato-Monument Valley, Utah, on the Navajo Reservation, stand in the distance, on April 30, 2020. The high court heard arguments Monday, March 20, 2023, in a case that states arg…

U.S. Supreme Court hears oral arguments in Navajo Nation water case

At issue is use of the Colorado River, with states that draw water from the drought-stressed waterway urging the justices not to rule in the tribe’s favor.

Supreme Court hears arguments on Navajo Nation water rights

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – The Navajo Nation has taken its fight for water access to the U.S. Supreme Court. The court heard arguments Monday that the U.S. government has a duty to address Navajo water rights. The tribe wants access to water from the lower Colorado River that flows along the reservation’s northwest border. According to the Navajo Nation, an 1868 treaty with the U.S. government assured the tribe would have access to land and water. The …

The Supreme Court wrestles with questions over the Navajo Nation’s water rights

On Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments in a case that could alter the already intense battle over water rights in the parched American Southwest.For more than 20 years, the Navajo Nation has fought for access to water from the lower Colorado River, which flows directly alongside the reservation's northwestern border.The Navajo Nation reservation stretches across 27,000 square miles in Arizona, Utah and New Mexico, Almost a third of th…

Supreme Court seems split in Navajo Nation water rights case

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Supreme Court seemed split Monday as it weighed a dispute involving the federal government and the Navajo Nation's quest for water from the drought-stricken Colorado River. States that draw water from the river -- Arizona, Nevada and Colorado -- and water districts in California that are also involved in the case urged the justices to rule against the tribe. Colorado says siding with the Navajo Nation will undermine existi…

Supreme Court seems split in Navajo Nation water rights case

The Supreme Court appears to be split in a dispute between the federal government and the Navajo Nation over water from the drought-stricken Colorado River. The Navajo Nation’s attorney told …