Supreme Court Rejects Native American Religious Claims Against Copper Mine
TL;DR
The Supreme Court approved the transfer of a Native American sacred site in Arizona to a copper-mining company, allowing the land to be used for mining despite its spiritual significance to the Western Apache Indians.
- Supreme Court declines to stop transfer of Native American site for mining The Washington Post
- Supreme Court turns down Apaches' bid to block copper mine on sacred site CBS News
- The Supreme Court rejects a plea to block a copper mine on land in Arizona that's sacred to Apaches AP News
- Supreme Court spurns Native American religious claim over copper mine on sacred land NBC News
- Supreme Court declines religious freedom case over mining on sacred land USA Today
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