Supreme Court rules in favor of Biden administration in Navajo water case

[Jose Garcia]

(CNN) — The Supreme Court on Thursday ruled against the Navajo Nation, dismissing a lawsuit arguing that the federal government has the legal duty under treaties signed in the 1800s to develop a plan to provide the tribe with an adequate water supply.

The ruling was 5-4 against the Navajos with Justice Brett Kavanaugh delivering the opinion of the court. Justice Neil Gorsuch, filed a dissenting opinion joined by the court’s liberal justices.

The suit pitted the Navajo Nation against the US government as well as a handful of western states that are concerned about water allocation.

Kavanaugh wrote that the case was not whether the United States has interfered with water access for the tribe, but whether a treaty required the US to take concrete steps — such as potentially building pumps, wells or other water infrastructure to facilitate better access.

more: https://www.cnn.com/2023/06/22/politics/supreme-court-navajo-nation-water/index.html

[elleng]

1. The suit pitted the Navajo Nation against the US government.

[Jose Garcia]

3. The Federal Government could have just done what the Navajo Nation requested

[2naSalit]

2. That was really digging.

I think there may be other angles of approach to rectify this situation.