water rights

SCOTUS Rejects Navajo Nation’s Water Rights Trust Claim 5-4

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here is the opinion in Arizona v. Navajo Nation.

Background materials here.

Split Ninth Circuit Panel Rejects Klamath Irrigation District’s Forum Shopping Efforts Designed to Thwart Bureau of Reclamation’s Release of Water for Tribal Purposes

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here are the materials in In re Klamath Irrigation District:

Opinion

Petition for Writ of Mandamus.pdfDownload
BOR Response.pdfDownload

Ute Tribe Sues Farm over Water Rights

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here is the complaint in Ute Indian Tribe of the Uintah and Ouray Reservation v. McKee (D. Utah):

1 Complaint.pdfDownload

SCOTUSBlog Recap of Arizona v. Navajo Nation Oral Argument

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here is “Justices appear divided over Navajo Nation’s water rights.”

Background materials on the case are here.

According to the U.S., this area is entitled only to the water that the Navajos can find there.

SCOTUS Denies Cert in Challenge to Spokane Tribe Water Agreement

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here is today’s order list.

The denied petition is Sulgrove v. Spokane Indian Tribe.

Lower court materials here.

This has nothing to do with this case.

Amy Cordalis Water Law Lecture @ Montana Law

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Join us Wednesday, April 12th at noon in LAW 101, or on Zoom.

Amy Cordalis, Director/Founder of Ridges to Riffles Indigenous Conservation Group, will give the lecture The Water Remembers: A calling from the Klamath Basin to incorporate indigenous law and knowledge into climate resiliency strategies.

1 CLE credit is pending.  

https://umontana.zoom.us/j/95273009210

SCOTUSBlog Preview of Arizona v. Navajo Nation

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here is “As drought persists in the west, justices to consider Navajo Nation’s rights to Colorado River.”

Background materials on the case are here.

Merits Stage Briefs in Arizona v. Navajo Nation/Dept. of the Interior v. Navajo Nation

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here:

All this water is Navajo.
Interior Brief.pdfDownload
Arizona Merits Brief.pdfDownload
Colorado Merits Brief.pdfDownload
Western Water Users Amicus.pdfDownload

SCTOUS Grants United States and Arizona Petitions in Navajo Water Case

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here was yesterday’s order.

Prior post here.

Thinking if SCOTUS had some good frybread, they’d let Indian country have the nice things we deserve, like an enforceable duty of protection.

Klamath and Hoopa Tribes Prevail in Ninth Circuit Klamath River Water Distribution Challenge

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here is the opinion in Klamath Irrigation District v. Bureau of Reclamation.

Briefs:

Klamath irrigation Opening Brief

Shasta View Opening Brief

Hoopa Answer Brief

Klamath Answer Brief

Federal Answer Brief

Shasta View Reply

Reply

Lower court materials here.