Turtle Talk

The United States petitioned for cert in the ongoing Navajo Nation case over the Peabody Coal debacle. The Supreme Court held in 2003 that the Indian Mineral Leasing Act did not create a duty, but the Federal Circuit on remand resurrected the claim. Once again, the claim may give rise to $600 million in damages to the United States.

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The lower court materials (briefs and opinions) are here.