Supreme Court Hears Pivotal Water Rights Case As Drought Grips Western States

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During Monday’s oral arguments for Arizona v. Navajo Nation, the Supreme Court considered whether the federal government has an obligation to meet the Navajo Nation’s water needs under 1849 and 1868 treaties that established the reservation.

The Navajo Nation argues that the federal government, which holds its water rights in trust, has continually failed to assert the Nation’s rights.


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