Reno-Sparks Indian Colony et al v. Haaland et al

  1. December 13, 2023

    Lithium Mine Suit Ends After Tribes Skip Filing Amended Suit

    A U.S. district judge has dismissed with prejudice a lawsuit by three Native American tribes seeking to block the construction of the country's largest open pit lithium mine after they did not file an amended complaint by her Dec. 9 deadline.

  2. November 13, 2023

    Tribes' Claims Seeking To Block Lithium Mine Axed, For Now

    A Nevada federal judge dismissed claims from three Native American tribes seeking to block construction of the country's largest open pit lithium mine but will allow them to amend their complaint against the U.S. government, saying allegations of violations against historic preservation law and land policy are not adequately reflected in their arguments.

  3. June 21, 2023

    Feds Say Tribes' Mine Suit Can't Survive Dismissal Bid

    The U.S. government is still reviewing a newly uncovered historic massacre site located near a massive lithium mine being built in northern Nevada, federal officials told a Nevada federal judge on Tuesday, saying three Native American tribes' "sparse allegations" can't get past a motion to dismiss their suit to block mine construction.

  4. June 06, 2023

    Tribes Urge Judge To Keep Alive Lithium Mine Suit

    Three Indigenous tribes are imploring a Nevada federal judge to preserve their lawsuit challenging a massive lithium mine in northern Nevada, telling the court that the discovery of significant historic properties within Thacker Pass warrants completing new analysis before construction can proceed.

  5. May 23, 2023

    Feds Slam Tribes Over Latest Challenge To Nev. Lithium Mine

    Construction on a massive lithium mine in northern Nevada can't be halted for additional review, the U.S. government said Monday, urging a federal judge to toss litigation in which three Indigenous tribes say the project is a threat to natural resources and a historic site.

  6. March 24, 2023

    Tribes Can't Halt Nevada Lithium Mine Project, Judge Rules

    Three Native American tribes can't stop construction on an open-pit lithium mine, a Nevada federal judge ruled, saying the tribes' access to the Thacker Pass area has for years been restricted amid authorized mining activity in the area such that the tribes can't assert "irreparable harm."

  7. March 02, 2023

    Tribes Asks Judge To Stop Nev. Lithium Mine Project

    Three Native American tribes have lodged a last minute bid to stop construction on an open pit lithium mine in Nevada, telling a Nevada federal judge that the work will "immediately and irreparably" harm traditional cultural property.

  8. February 17, 2023

    Nev. Lithium Mine Faces Fresh Challenge From Tribes

    Three Native American tribes allege in a lawsuit filed Friday in Nevada federal court that federal land managers allowed construction on the country's biggest open pit lithium mine using improper permits and prior to completing a required assessment of the impact to a historic massacre site.