July 24, 2017
The Tenth Circuit on Friday rejected a request by a New Mexico utility to rethink its ruling that the company cannot secure a path for a transmission line through property partly owned by the Navajo Nation, despite the utility's contention that the ruling will make it harder for state and local governments to carry out infrastructure projects.
July 10, 2017
A New Mexico utility asked the full Tenth Circuit on Friday to rethink a ruling that it cannot secure a path for a transmission line through property that is partly owned by the Navajo Nation because there’s no language in federal law on rights of way that allows tribal lands to be condemned.
May 26, 2017
The Tenth Circuit on Friday backed a lower court ruling that a New Mexico utility can't secure a path for a transmission line through property that is partly owned by the Navajo Nation, saying there's no language in federal law on rights of way that allows tribal lands to be condemned.
October 12, 2016
The National Congress of American Indians and three tribes urged the Tenth Circuit on Tuesday to affirm a lower court ruling that a New Mexico utility couldn't secure a path for a transmission line through land part-owned by the Navajo Nation, saying allowing private companies to condemn such lands would infringe on tribal sovereignty.