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Judgment issued.
Judgment REVERSED. Kavanaugh, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Roberts, C. J., and Thomas, Alito, and Barrett, JJ., joined. Thomas, J., filed a concurring opinion. Gorsuch, J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which Sotomayor, Kagan, and Jackson, JJ., joined. VIDED.
Letter filed. VIDED. (Distributed)
Argued. For federal parties: Frederick Liu, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. For state parties: Rita P. Maguire, Phoenix, Ariz. For Navajo Nation: Shay Dvoretzky, Washington, D. C. VIDED.
Motion for divided argument filed by the Solicitor General GRANTED. VIDED.
Reply of Colorado filed (as to 21-1484). (Distributed)
Reply of Federal Parties filed. VIDED. (Distributed)
Reply of Arizona, et al. filed. VIDED. (Distributed)
CIRCULATED
Brief amicus curiae of Coalition of Large Tribes filed. VIDED. (Distributed)
Amicus brief of Coalition of Large Tribes not accepted for filing. (February 09, 2023 - corrected efiling to be submitted).
Brief amici curiae of DigDeep Right to Water Project, et al. filed (Feb.14, 2023). VIDED. (Distributed)
Brief amici curiae of Lawrence J. MacDonnell, et. al. filed. VIDED. (Distributed)
Brief amici curiae of Ute Indian Tribe of the Uintah and Ouray Reservation filed. VIDED. (Distributed)
Brief amici curiae of Tribal Nations and Indian Organizations filed. VIDED. (Distributed)
Brief amicus curiae of Diné Hataalii Association, Inc. filed. VIDED. (Distributed)
Brief amici curiae of Prof. Daniel McCool, Prof. Ezra Rosser, and Prof. David Wilkins filed. VIDED. (Distributed)
Brief amici curiae of Southern Ute Indian Tribe and Ute Mountain Ute Tribe filed. VIDED. (Distributed)
Brief amici curiae of Historians filed. VIDED. (Distributed)
Motion for divided argument filed by the Solicitor General. VIDED.
All records from the USCA-9th Circuit are available on PACER. Sealed records from the USDC-Arizona were transmitted electronically.
Record requested from the U.S.C.A. for the Ninth Circuit. VIDED.
SET FOR ARGUMENT on Monday, March 20, 2023. VIDED.
Motion to extend the time to file the brief on the merits of respondent Navajo Nation is granted and the time is extended to and including February 1, 2023. VIDED.
Motion of respondent Navajo Nation for an extension of time filed. VIDED.
Brief amicus curiae of Citizens Equal Rights Foundation in support of neither party (also in 22-51) filed. VIDED.
Brief of Colorado filed (as to 21-1484).
Petition GRANTED. The petition for a writ of certiorari in No. 22-51 is granted. The cases are consolidated, and a total of one hour is allotted for oral argument. VIDED.
Reply of petitioners Arizona, et al. filed. (Distributed)
Brief of respondent Navajo Nation in opposition filed.
The motion of the Navajo Nation is granted and the time to file a response is extended to and including September 23, 2022.
Motion of the Navajo Nation seeking an extension of time to file a response from July 25, 2022 to September 23, 2022, submitted to The Clerk.
Memorandum of respondents Department of the Interior, et al. filed.
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including July 25, 2022.
Motion to extend the time to file a response from June 24, 2022 to July 25, 2022, submitted to The Clerk.
Waiver of right of respondent Arizona Power Authority to respond filed.
Waiver of right of respondent Navajo Nation to respond filed.
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due June 24, 2022)
State of Arizona, State of Nevada, State of Colorado, The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, et al., Petitioner, represented by Rita Pearson Maguire
State of Colorado, Petitioner, represented by Eric Reuel Olson
Arizona Power Authority, Respondent, represented by Dena R. Benjamin
Department of the Interior, et al., Respondent, represented by Elizabeth B. Prelogar
Navajo Nation, Respondent, represented by Shay Dvoretzky
Navajo Nation, Respondent, represented by Alice Elizabeth Walker
Citizens Equal Rights Foundation, Amicus Curiae, represented by Lawrence A. Kogan
Coalition of Large Tribes, Amicus Curiae, represented by Troy A. Eid
DigDeep Right to Water Project and Utah Tribal Relief Foundation, Amicus Curiae, represented by Elizabeth Graber Bentley
Diné Hataałii Association, Inc., Amicus Curiae, represented by Patricia Ferguson-Bohnee
Historians, Amicus Curiae, represented by Leonard Ritchie Powell
Lawrence J. MacDonnell, et. al., Amicus Curiae, represented by Burke William Griggs
Prof. Daniel McCool, Prof. Ezra Rosser, and Prof. David Wilkins, Amicus Curiae, represented by Richard W Hughes
Southern Ute Indian Tribe and Ute Mountain Ute Tribe, Amicus Curiae, represented by Thomas Harrold Shipps
Tribal Nations and Indian Organizations, Amicus Curiae, represented by Heather Daphne Whiteman Runs Him
Ute Indian Tribe of the Uintah and Ouray Reservation, Amicus Curiae, represented by Frances Clare Bassett
Western Water Users and Trade Associations, Amicus Curiae, represented by Jeremy Charles Marwell