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NAVAJO NATION v. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR et al

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Case Number:

1:14-cv-01909

Court:

District Of Columbia

Nature of Suit:

Other Statutory Actions

Judge:

Tanya S. Chutkan

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  1. June 15, 2020

    Navajo Nation Wins $15.7M Bid In Judicial Funding Row

    A D.C. federal judge on Friday granted the Navajo Nation's bid for $15.7 million to fund the tribe's court in light of the D.C. Circuit's conclusion that its proposed 2014 funding agreement was deemed approved when the government missed a deadline to respond, despite the agency's protests that the award is too high.

  2. April 12, 2019

    Tribe Can't Justify 800% Bump In Court Funding, Gov't Says

    The federal government pushed back Friday on the Navajo Nation's bid for $15.7 million to fund the tribe's courts, telling a D.C. federal judge that the tribe hasn't come close to explaining a request that represents a more than 800% increase over prior years.

  3. March 25, 2019

    Navajo Nation Defends $15.7M Bid In Judicial Funding Suit

    The Navajo Nation has criticized a D.C. federal judge's order that the tribe justify its bid for about $15.7 million in litigation against the Bureau of Indian Affairs over its judicial budget, saying federal law doesn't require it to show the request was reasonable.

  4. August 08, 2017

    Navajos Seek Full $17M Judiciary Funding After DC Circ. Win

    The Navajo Nation said Monday it is entitled to the full $17 million it requested for judiciary funding in light of the D.C. Circuit's conclusion that the request was deemed approved when the U.S. Department of the Interior took too long to respond, blasting the agency's "baseless" contentions to the contrary.

  5. August 01, 2017

    DOI Fights Damages After Navajo's Judiciary Funding Win

    The U.S. Department of the Interior conceded defeat Monday after the D.C. Circuit held that the Navajo Nation's judiciary funding request had to be approved because the agency missed a deadline to respond to it, but argued against awarding the tribe "unreasonable" damages.

  6. March 31, 2016

    Judge Tosses Navajo's $16M Judicial Funding Suit

    A D.C. federal judge on Wednesday tossed a nearly $16 million suit from the Navajo Nation that accused the U.S. Department of the Interior of missing a deadline on a $17 million judicial funding request from the tribe during the 2013 government shutdown.

  7. August 11, 2015

    DOI Says Board Decision Unrelated To Navajos' Funding Row

    The U.S. Department of the Interior argued Tuesday that the Navajo Nation cannot rely on a recent Interior Board of Indian Appeals decision to boost the tribe's bid for nearly $16 million in federal funding, arguing the ruling does apply to the ongoing dispute.

  8. June 18, 2015

    DOI Says Shutdown Nixed Receipt Of Navajo Funding Request

    The government told a D.C. federal judge Wednesday that the Navajo Nation can't use a deadline to respond to its funding request as a "legal trap" to yield an unfair financial windfall, arguing that no employees were authorized to consider the request because it was delivered during the 2013 government shutdown.

  9. May 18, 2015

    DOI Can't Duck $17M Judicial Funding Request, Navajos Say

    The Navajo Nation on Friday told a Washington, D.C., federal judge that the 2013 government shutdown should have no bearing on whether a $17 million funding request for its judicial branch receives automatic approval in light of the government's failure to act within 90 days.

  10. April 06, 2015

    DOI Says It Didn't Miss Deadline For Navajo Judicial Funding

    The U.S. Department of the Interior asked a Washington, D.C., federal judge on Friday to toss claims that it missed the deadline on a Navajo Nation $17 million judicial funding request, saying the clock started later than alleged because of the 2013 government shutdown.