Brown Lopez, et al. v. United States of America, et al.

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Case Number:

25-5197

Court:

Appellate - 9th Circuit

Nature of Suit:

  1. March 18, 2026

    Tribal Groups Back High Court Bid To Halt Ariz. Land Transfer

    Native American rights groups are backing four Apache women's bid to have the Supreme Court halt a 2,500-acre Arizona land transfer, arguing an Indigenous worship site on the property is there because of U.S. policies designed to strip tribal nations of their homelands and suppress their religions.

  2. March 16, 2026

    Apache Women Urge Justice Kagan To Halt Ariz. Land Swap

    A group of Apache women are asking Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan to block the federal government's transfer of a sacred Apache worship site within Arizona's Tonto National Forest to a copper mining company, arguing that this could be the last chance to prevent a generational tragedy.

  3. October 08, 2025

    Biz Groups Back Ariz. Land Swap Amid 9th Circ. Appeal

    The U.S. Chamber of Commerce and a slew of mining associations are backing the federal government's efforts to nix a Ninth Circuit appeal that looks to block the transfer of more than 2,500 acres within Arizona's Tonto National Forest to a copper mining company.

  4. October 01, 2025

    US, Copper Co. Ask 9th Circ. To Spike Land Transfer Appeal

    The U.S. government and a copper company have asked the Ninth Circuit to dismiss conservation groups' and an Apache tribe's appeal of an Arizona federal judge's decision to uphold a federal law authorizing a land exchange.