Supreme Court Declines to Block Arizona Copper Mine on Sacred Apache Land
TL;DR
The U.S. Supreme Court rejected an appeal by Apache tribes to block a copper mining project on sacred land in Arizona, allowing the transfer of land to Resolution Copper, which plans to develop one of the world's largest copper mines, despite concerns over religious and environmental impacts.
- Supreme Court rejects plea to block Arizona copper mine on land sacred to Apaches PBS
- Supreme Court spurns Native American religious claim over copper mine on sacred land NBC News
- Gorsuch, Thomas dissent as Supreme Court declines to take up Apache challenge to copper mine The Hill
- The Supreme Court rejects a plea to block a copper mine on land in Arizona that's sacred to Apaches AP News
- Supreme Court Just Made 'Grave Mistake,' Justice Neil Gorsuch Says Newsweek
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