No. 22-51
Department of the Interior, et al. v. Navajo Nation, et al.
Relisted (2)
Experienced Counsel
Tags: federal-fiduciary-duty federal-government-duty fiduciary-duty judicial-enforcement native-american-law native-american-rights navajo-nation sovereign-obligations treaty-interpretation treaty-rights water-rights
Key Terms:
AdministrativeLaw Arbitration ERISA JusticiabilityDoctri
AdministrativeLaw Arbitration ERISA JusticiabilityDoctri
Latest Conference:
2022-11-04
(distributed 2 times)
Related Cases:
21-1484
(Vide)
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Whether the federal government owes the Navajo Nation an affirmative, judicially enforceable fiduciary duty to assess and address the Navajo Nation's need for water from particular sources, in the absence of any substantive source of law that expressly establishes such a duty
Question Presented (OCR Extract)
QUESTION PRESENTED Whether the federal government owes the Navajo Nation an affirmative, judicially enforceable fiduciary duty to assess and address the Navajo Nation’s need for water from particular sources, in the absence of any substantive source of law that expressly establishes such a duty. (D)
Docket Entries
2023-07-24
Judgment issued.
2023-02-13
CIRCULATED
2022-11-04
Petition GRANTED. The petition for a writ of certiorari in No. 21-1484 is granted. The cases are consolidated, and a total of one hour is allotted for oral argument.
2022-10-31
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/4/2022.
2022-10-13
Reply of petitioners Department of the Interior, et al. filed. (Distributed)
2022-10-12
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/28/2022.
2022-09-23
Brief in support of petition from respondent Arizona, et al. filed.
2022-09-23
Brief of respondent Navajo Nation in opposition filed.
2022-07-22
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including September 23, 2022, for all respondents.
2022-07-21
Motion to extend the time to file a response from August 18, 2022 to September 23, 2022, submitted to The Clerk.
2022-07-15
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due August 18, 2022)
2022-06-08
Application (21A704) granted by Justice Kagan extending the time to file until July 15, 2022.
2022-06-07
Application (21A704) to extend further the time from June 17, 2022 to July 15, 2022, submitted to Justice Kagan.
2022-05-10
Application (21A704) granted by Justice Kagan extending the time to file until June 17, 2022.
2022-05-06
Application (21A704) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from May 18, 2022 to June 17, 2022, submitted to Justice Kagan.
Attorneys
Department of the Interior, et al.
Elizabeth B. Prelogar — Petitioner
Elizabeth B. Prelogar — Solicitor General, Petitioner
Navajo Nation
Shay Dvoretzky — Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, Respondent
Shay Dvoretzky — Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, Respondent
Southern Ute Indian Tribe and Ute Mountain Ute Tribe
State of Arizona, State of Nevada, State of Colorado, The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, et al.
Rita Pearson Maguire — Rita P. Maguire, Attorney at Law, PLLC, Respondent
Rita Pearson Maguire — Rita P. Maguire, Attorney at Law, PLLC, Respondent