As drought persists in the west, justices to consider Navajo Nation’s rights to Colorado River
SCOTUSBlog
MARCH 17, 2023
Under western water law, which prioritizes first-in-time users, Indian water rights take priority over all others. The federal government and the states of Arizona, Colorado, and Nevada, which intervened below, successfully sought Supreme Court review. After all, tribal nations were there first. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit.
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