United States v. Navajo Nation (2003)

United States v. Navajo Nation
Supreme Court of the United States
Argued December 2, 2002
Decided March 4, 2003
Full case nameUnited States v. Navajo Nation
Docket no.01-1375
Holding
The Indian Mineral Leasing Act of 1938 (IMLA) does not require the Secretary to manage the tribe's resources for the tribe's benefit.
Court membership
Chief Justice
William Rehnquist
Associate Justices
John P. Stevens · Sandra Day O'Connor
Antonin Scalia · Anthony Kennedy
David Souter · Clarence Thomas
Ruth Bader Ginsburg · Stephen Breyer
Case opinions
MajorityGinsburg, joined by Rehnquist, Scalia, Kennedy, Thomas, Breyer
DissentSouter, joined by Stevens, O'Connor

United States v. Navajo Nation, 537 U.S. 488 (2003) was a United States Supreme Court case in which the Navajo Nation initiated proceedings alleging that the Secretary of the Interior had breached their fiduciary duty to the Tribe by not acting in the Tribe's best interests.[1]

  1. ^ "United States v. Navajo Nation".