US Supreme Court rejects Native American case against large copper mine
The high court has declined to hear a bid to block a project that Indigenous groups say would destroy a site of religious significance.
The United States Supreme Court has declined to weigh a bid from a Native American advocacy group to block the construction of a large copper mine on land that many Apache people consider sacred.
The court turned down an appeal by the group Apache Stronghold on Tuesday, keeping in place a lower court’s ruling that would allow the project to move forward.
By: Al Jazeera Staff May 27, 2025
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