Navajo Nation et al v. United States Department of the Interior et al

  1. February 14, 2024

    Navajo Say Hopi Tribe Bid To Join Land Trust Suit Is Untimely

    The Navajo Nation has said the Hopi Tribe's attempt to intervene in its lawsuit against the U.S. government over a land trust and casino road easement dispute is untimely, coming after nearly four years of litigation.

  2. September 28, 2023

    Hopi Tribe Wants To Enter Navajo Nation's Land Trust Suit

    The Hopi Tribe is looking to intervene in the Navajo Nation's lawsuit against the U.S. Department of the Interior over a land trust and casino road easement, telling an Arizona federal court it has a legally protectable interest because it's the beneficial owner of the land.

  3. January 11, 2023

    Judge Won't Trim Navajo Nation's Land Trust Suit

    The Navajo Nation can continue its lawsuit against the U.S. Department of the Interior over a casino road easement, with a federal judge in Arizona agreeing that the department deprived the tribe of constitutionally protected property interests when it approved a land trust for the Hopi Tribe.

  4. August 29, 2022

    Navajo Nation Asks Judge Not To Trim Land Trust Suit

    The Navajo Nation has urged an Arizona federal judge not to trim its lawsuit against the U.S. Department of the Interior over a land trust set up for a nearby Hopi Tribe, saying the DOI hampered its ability to access a casino road easement.

  5. July 13, 2022

    DOI Looks To Trim Navajo Nation Suit Over Hopi Trust Land

    The U.S. Department of the Interior has asked an Arizona federal judge to trim a Navajo Nation suit claiming the tribe was not given enough opportunity to challenge the agency's decision to take land into trust for the nearby Hopi Tribe that affected rights to a Navajo casino road.

  6. November 24, 2020

    DOI Wins Toss Of Navajo Casino Road Suit

    An Arizona federal judge has tossed a case claiming the Navajo Nation was not given enough time to challenge the Department of the Interior's decision to approve trust land for the Hopi Tribe that included the only public access to a Navajo casino.

  7. May 05, 2020

    Navajo Nation Says DOI Can't Dodge Casino Road Suit

    The Navajo Nation has urged an Arizona federal judge not to toss its suit claiming the U.S. Department of the Interior failed to give the tribe enough opportunity to challenge an agency decision to take land into trust for the Hopi Tribe that affected rights to a Navajo casino road.

  8. March 19, 2020

    DOI Wants Navajo Nation's Land Ruling Challenge Dismissed

    The U.S. Department of the Interior on Thursday asked an Arizona federal judge to drop a Navajo Nation suit claiming the tribe wasn't given enough opportunity to challenge an agency decision to take land into trust for the Hopi Tribe that affected rights to a Navajo casino road.

  9. December 16, 2019

    Navajo Nation Sues DOI Over Land Ruling For Hopi Tribe

    The Navajo Nation hit the U.S. Department of the Interior and its Bureau of Indian Affairs with a suit Friday in Arizona federal court, claiming the tribe wasn't given enough opportunity to challenge a DOI decision to take land into trust for the Hopi Tribe that affected rights to a Navajo casino road.