Here is the complaint in Navajo Nation Human Rights Commission v. San Juan County (D. Utah):
voting rights
Navajo Nation Prevails in Voting Rights Case against San Juan County
Here is the order in Navajo Nation v. San Juan County (D. Utah):
An excerpt:
The County’s redistricting decisions predominated by racial classifications violate the Equal Protection Clause because they are not narrowly tailored to serve a compelling governmental interest and cannot survive strict scrutiny. On this basis, Navajo Nation is entitled to summary judgment on its first claim for relief. San Juan County’s motion for summary judgment is denied on the merits to the extent that it addresses the Equal Protection claim asserted in the first claim for relief, and denied as moot to the extent it addresses any other theory that could support Navajo Nation’s first claim. Because San Juan County Commission District Three violates the Equal Protection Clause, the districts in the County must be redrawn.
Briefs here.
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Here is the pleading in Navajo Nation v. San Juan County (D. Utah):
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Here is the complaint in Brakebill v. Jaeger (D. N.D.):
News Profile of Navajo Voting Issues
Here is “Going Postal: How All-Mail Voting Thwarts Navajo Voters” from In These Times.
San Juan County Ordered To Create New School Board Election Districts by January 28th, 2016
Link to press release from Navajo Nation DOJ here.
Previous posts about the case here.
Excerpt:
Leonard Gorman, Executive Director of the Navajo Nation Human Rights Commission, attended the status conference and said, “We are very pleased with how the hearing went yesterday. It was great that Judge Shelby agreed that Navajo voters in San Juan County should not have to tolerate violations of their constitutional rights through another election cycle. We are especially grateful to Judge Shelby for establishing a firm deadline for fixing the County’s illegal School Board election districts.”
Navajo Prevails in Voting Rights Case
Here are the materials in Navajo Nation v. San Juan County (D. Utah):
173 Navajo Motion for Summary J – 4th Claim
182 Navajo Motion for Summary J – 2d Claim
198 San Juan County Opposition
Navajo Nation Amicus Brief in Harris v. Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission
Alaska Settles Voting Rights Suit Brought by Alaska Natives
Here, “STATE OF ALASKA SETTLES IN HISTORIC VOTING RIGHTS CASE.”
An excerpt:
After nine months of negotiations, the State of Alaska reached a settlement with the Native Alaskan plaintiff’s who sued the state in federal court over the translation of voting materials and ballot access for Native Alaskan voters. The settlement requires a variety of actions by the state including providing language assistance for three census areas and information in Gwich’in and up to six Yup’ik dialects in the official election pamphlet. Read the full settlement document from the National Indian Law Library website. Find news coverage at the Alaska Dispatch website and the KTUU website.
Other materials here.
News coverage here.
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