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Navajo Nation et al v. San Juan County, New Mexico et al

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Case Number:

1:22-cv-00095

Court:

New Mexico

Nature of Suit:

Civil Rights: Voting

Judge:

James O. Browning

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  1. December 20, 2023

    Tribes Pressed VRA Cases In 2023, With Many Still Playing Out

    At least 100 civil rights groups, minority coalitions and Native American tribes in 2023 continued their challenges to voter redistricting efforts in at least half a dozen states, with more set to play out into the new year in the appellate courts.

  2. August 09, 2023

    Navajo Say Tribal Elections Irrelevant In NM County VRA Suit

    Tribal elections have nothing to do with the Navajo Nation's voting rights suit against a New Mexico county, the tribal nation told a federal judge, urging the court to prohibit county officials from using testimony about internal Navajo elections in court.

  3. July 26, 2023

    Navajo Agency Entitled To Remain In VRA Case, Court Hears

    The Navajo Nation says its human rights watchdog is entitled to challenge new political districts in northwest New Mexico, arguing that the agency can represent Navajo citizens in court because it operates as a governmental unit tasked with protecting tribal welfare.

  4. July 11, 2023

    NM County Wants Navajo Agency Tossed From VRA Suit

    County officials in New Mexico say the Navajo Nation's human rights watchdog has no standing to pursue its claims of voter discrimination, claiming the tribal agency is merely a legislative office with no formal constituents to represent in federal court.

  5. June 14, 2023

    Allen Ruling Will Protect Tribal Voting Rights, Attorneys Say

    Days before starting a bench trial this week over allegations that North Dakota's new legislative maps disadvantage Native American voters, counsel for the Spirit Lake Tribe and the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians didn't know if they could still lean on the central pillar of their case.

  6. February 11, 2022

    Navajo Nation Says NM Redistricting Violates Voting Rights

    The Navajo Nation has hit a New Mexico county with a federal court suit claiming the county's redistricting plan violates voting rights law by squeezing Native American voters into a single district and making it harder for them to elect candidates in another district.