Arizona v. Navajo Nation

ELR Citation: 53 ELR 20095
No(s). 21-1484 (U.S. Jun 22, 2023)

The U.S. Supreme Court held, 5-4, that an 1868 peace treaty between the Navajo Nation and the United States establishing the Navajo Reservation reserved necessary water to accomplish the purpose of the reservation, but did not require the U.S. government to take affirmative steps to secure water for...