Arizona Federal Court Decides Welsh v. Loudbear

Here are the materials in Welsh v. Loudbear (D. Ariz.):

1 Complaint

16 Motion to Dismiss

17 Opposition

19 Reply

20 DCT Order

Arizona Federal Court Declines to Issue Preliminary Injunction in Oak Flat Matter

Here are the new materials in San Carlos Apache Tribe v. United States (D. Ariz.):

105 Tribe Motion for Preliminary Injunction

114 Federal Opposition

116 Resolution Copper Opposition

119 Reply

124 DCT Order

Ninth Circuit Reverses Gila River/San Carlos Apache Water Rights Victory

Here is the opinion in Gila River Indian Community v. Schoubroek.

Here are available briefs:

Lower court materials here.

San Carlos Apache Tribe Renews Opposition to Oak Flat Copper Mine

Here are new materials in San Carlos Apache Tribe v. Dept. of Agriculture (D. Ariz.):

Ninth Circuit Revives NHPA Challenge to Sun Zia Transmission Line

Here is the opinion in Tohono O’Odham Nation v. Dept. of the Interior.

Briefs:

Lower court materials here.

SCOTUS Denies Cert in Apache Stronghold v. US over Lengthy Gorsuch Dissent

Here is today’s order list, with the dissent beginning on page 6.

An excerpt:

While this Court enjoys the power to choose which cases it will hear, its decision to shuffle this case off our docket without a full airing is a grievous mistake—one with consequences that threaten to reverberate for generations. Just imagine if the government sought to demolish a historic cathedral on so questionable a chain of legal reasoning. I have no doubt that we would find that case worth our time. Faced with the government’s plan to destroy an ancient site of tribal worship, we owe the Apaches no less. They may live far from Washington, D. C., and their history and religious practices may be unfamiliar to many. But that should make no difference. “Popular religious views are easy enough to defend. It is in protecting unpopular religious beliefs that we prove this country’s commitment to . . . religious freedom.” Masterpiece Cakeshop, Ltd. v. Colorado Civil Rights Comm’n, 584 U. S. 617, 649 (2018) (GORSUCH, J., concurring).

Prior posts here,

Arizona DCT Stays Oak Flat Land Transfer Pending SCT Cert Decision

Here are the materials in Apache Stronghold v. United States (D. Ariz.):

150 Motion for Emergency Stay

156 Copper Company Response

157 Federal Response

162 Reply ISO 150

170 DCT Order

Arizona Federal Judge Enjoins Lithium Exploration Affecting Ha’Kamwe’

Here the materials in Hualapai Indian Tribe v. Haaland (D. Ariz.):

11 Motion for TRO

15 Federal Response

28 Arizona Lithium Opposition

35 Reply ISO 11

40 Federal Sur Reply

42 Arizona Lithium Sur Reply

70 Federal Post-Hearing Brief

72 Arizona Lithium Post-Hearing Brief

74 Hualapai Post-Hearing Brief

81 DCT Order

Complaint is here.

Federal Cert Opposition Brief in Apache Stronghold

Here:

Cert petition here. Tribal amicus briefs here.

Tribal Amicus Briefs Supporting Cert Petition in Oak Flat Case

Here:

Cert petition here.