Apache Stronghold v. United States

ELR Citation: 52 ELR 20074
No(s). 21-15295 (9th Cir. Jun 24, 2022)

The Ninth Circuit affirmed, 2-1, a district court's denial of a Native American group's motion to preliminarily enjoin a land exchange and prevent copper mining on land in Arizona. The group argued the land exchange violated the Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA), the Free Exercise Clause, and...