Winters-doctrine

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Case Title Lower Court Docketed Status Flags Tags Question Presented
25-1170 Winnemucca Indian Colony v. United States Federal Circuit 2026-04-13 Pending breach-of-trust fiduciary-duty Indian-trust-lands natural-resources-protection tribal-water-rights Winters-doctrine (1) Is the United States' promise to provide the Winnemucca Indian Colony, a federally recognized Tribe with lands held in trust established by an …
21-1484 Arizona, et al. v. Navajo Nation, et al. Ninth Circuit 2022-05-25 Judgment Issued Response WaivedRelisted (2) arizona-v-california breach-of-trust colorado-river federal-jurisdiction federal-trust-responsibility indian-reservation indian-reservations water-rights winters-doctrine I. Does the Ninth Circuit Opinion, allowing the Nation to proceed with a claim to enjoin the Secretary to develop a plan to meet the Nation's water ne…