Arizona v. Navajo Nation | |
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Argued March 20, 2023 Decided June 22, 2023 | |
Full case name | Arizona, et al. v. Navajo Nation, et al. Department of the Interior, et al. v. Navajo Nation, et al. |
Docket nos. | 21-1484 22-51 |
Citations | 599 U.S. 555 (more) 143 S.Ct. 1804, 216 L. Ed. 2d 540 |
Argument | Oral argument |
Holding | |
The 1868 treaty establishing the Navajo Reservation reserved necessary water to accomplish the purpose of the Navajo Reservation but did not require the United States to take affirmative steps to secure water for the Tribe. | |
Court membership | |
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Case opinions | |
Majority | Kavanaugh, joined by Roberts, Thomas, Alito, Barrett |
Concurrence | Thomas |
Dissent | Gorsuch, joined by Sotomayor, Kagan, Jackson |
Laws applied | |
Treaty of Bosque Redondo |
Arizona v. Navajo Nation, 599 U.S. 555 (2023), was a United States Supreme Court case which determined that the Treaty of Bosque Redondo did not require the U.S. Government to take affirmative steps to secure water for the Navajo Nation.