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Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt PC

Supreme Court Delivers Landmark Decision on Navajo Water Rights and Trust Obligations

On June 22, 2023, the United States Supreme Court handed down its third decision regarding federal Indian law this term. In a 5-4 decision, the Court held that the Navajo Treaty of 1868 does not require the United States to...more

Stoel Rives LLP

U.S. Supreme Court Limits Federal Government’s Obligation to Secure Water for the Navajo Nation

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On June 22, 2023, the U.S. Supreme Court issued its opinion in Arizona v. Navajo Nation, No. 21-1484, limiting the federal government’s obligation to affirmatively secure water for federally recognized Indian tribes. The...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

Supreme Court Decides Arizona v. Navajo Nation

On June 22, 2023, the U.S. Supreme Court decided Arizona v. Navajo Nation, No. 21-1484, holding that the federal government is not obligated to affirmatively secure access to water for the Navajo Nation....more

Epstein Becker & Green

Court Rules Against Navajo Water Rights, Statutory Habeas Corpus – SCOTUS Today

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With four decisions yesterday, the Court has now cut its backlog down to the mid-teens. And with decisions likely today as well, the Court is well on its way to clearing the docket as the term ends....more

Holland & Knight LLP

Mining and Water Concessions Bill Approved in Mexico

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Yesterday, on April 20, 2023, the Mexican Plenary of the Chamber of Deputies approved, in general and in particular, the initiative presented by the Deputies of the Morena Parliamentary Group on mining and water matters. This...more

Nossaman LLP

[Webinar] Turning the Tide on Cybersecurity for the Water Sector - November 16th, 11:00 am - 12:00 pm PT

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Cyberattacks on organizations worldwide surged 40% in 2021. September 2021 broke records for the number of weekly cyberattacks, topping all other months since January 2020. Currently, one out of every 61 organizations...more

Best Best & Krieger LLP

Tribe Lacks Standing in Water Suit - Representing Desert Water Agency, BB&K Attorneys Won Partial Dismissal of Case

Best Best & Krieger LLP attorneys successfully defended a lawsuit filed by the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians against two water agencies by showing the tribe lacked standing to pursue federal claims involving...more

Downey Brand LLP

U.S. EPA Region 9 Enforcement Priorities Revealed

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Ever since President Trump took office in January 2017, several questions have arisen within the environmental community regarding how his administration will change the legal and enforcement priorities of the United States...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

American Indian Law and Policy: 10 Things You Need to Know - December 2017

Congress returned from the Thanksgiving holiday with an intense workload that must be completed by the end of the year. Tax reform remains a focus, and the Republican-controlled Congress is still committed to getting a final...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

$1 Billion in Credit Assistance Now Available from EPA’s New Water Infrastructure Program

On January 10, 2017, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the availability of $1 billion in credit assistance for water infrastructure projects under the new Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act...more

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