By Felicia Fonseca
Flagstaff, Arizona (AP)
Navajo lawmakers voted during late February to override the veto of a bill that prohibits tribal judges from using a set of laws based on centuries-old traditional values and customs in court cases.
The Tribal Council voted...
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03-03-2010, 05:06 PM -
By Felicia Fonseca
Window Rock, Arizona (AP)
The Navajo Nation Supreme Court has struck down an attempt by the Tribal Council to limit the courts’ use of a centuries-old set of traditional tribal laws in deciding cases.
Navajos have lived by the laws, known as...06-02-2010, 05:48 PM -
By Felicia Foseca
Flagstaff, Arizona (AP)
The Navajo Election Administration is challenging a ruling that allows two ballot initiatives to go before voters within six months.
In an appeal filed July 6 with the Navajo Supreme Court, the administration contends a tribal...07-13-2009, 12:32 PM -
By Felicia Fonseca
Flagstaff, Arizona (AP)
Navajo lawmakers are set to take up an issue that long has been a source of controversy around the country.
Should judges be elected?
Legislation on the Tribal Council's summer session that starts Monday...07-21-2010, 05:52 PM -
By Felicia Fonseca
Albuquerque, New Mexico (AP)
Navajo Supreme Court justices heard arguments April 28 in a case that has furthered the rift between the tribe’s legislative and executive branches.
The Tribal Council voted in October to place Navajo President Joe...05-05-2010, 02:51 PM