Arizona v. Navajo Nation

5-4

Prologue Projects

News Commentary, News, Government

4.6 • 3.2K Ratings

🗓️ 28 May 2024

⏱️ 45 minutes

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Summary

Brett Kavanaugh might have had a better shot at writing a reasonable decision if Arizona v. Navajo Nation revolved around beer rights instead of water rights, but instead the associate justice barfed up a garbled opinion about property rights.

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0:00.0	We will hear argument this morning in case 211484, Arizona versus the Navajo Nation, and the consolidated case.
0:12.0	Hey everyone, this is Leon from Prolog Projects. On this episode of 5 to 4,
0:17.0	Peter, Rianen, and Michael are talking about Arizona v Navajo Nation.
0:23.0	Water rights are hotly contested in the American Southwest,
0:26.4	which is in a 24-year megatrap.
0:29.4	The Navajo Nation is part of the Colorado River watershed, making it one of the many contenders for the
0:34.6	river's scarce water.
0:37.0	This case stems from a suit the nation brought to force the U.S. government to advocate for
0:41.4	the Navajo's right to a share of the water.
0:44.2	But in a five to four decision, the Supreme Court held...
0:47.2	You're on your own.
0:48.2	That's the takeaway after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled the United States is not obligated to help secure the water supply for the Navajo Nation.
0:56.0	The court ruled that the treaty with the Navajo does not apply to the federal government to step in.
1:01.0	Basically, Brett Kavanaugh did a find on page for water and found that
1:05.4	there were zero results. This is 5 to 4, a podcast about how much the Supreme Court
1:10.9	sucks.
1:22.0	Welcome to 5-4, where we dissect and analyze the Supreme Court cases that have flipped our civil liberties upside down. Like, like the Alito family's American flag.
1:24.0	Oh, hey, I'm Peter, oopin and boopin.
1:27.0	I'm here with Reannin and Michael.
1:30.0	Hey, everybody.
1:31.0	Most predictable metaphor in all of 5-4 history.
1:35.0	Of course, our recording last week just missed this.
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