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 in Window Rock seeks to put that question before voters in November. If approved, three tribal Supreme Court justices and 17 district court judges would be elected starting in 2012.
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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 -
By Felicia Fonseca
Window Rock, Arizona (AP)
Navajo President Joe Shirley Jr. scored two legal victories May 28 when the tribe’s Supreme Court ruled that an election to reduce the Tribal Council properly passed, and a council vote to place him on leave was invalid.
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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 -
Window Rock, Arizona (AP)
Navajo lawmakers have voted to override a presidential veto of a measure to further empower their top attorney.
Lawmakers passed a bill during May to give the chief legislative counsel the authority to hire or fire special prosecutors, a duty...06-17-2010, 02:05 PM -
Window Rock, Arizona (AP)
Navajo Nation President Joe Shirley Jr. has warned tribal lawmakers that the executive branch needs an additional $4 million to avoid layoffs.
Shirley told the Tribal Council’s Budget and Finance Committee during August that as many as 50 positions...08-20-2009, 12:41 PM