Religious rights advocates and First Amendment experts say the ability of Native peoples to exercise religious rights is at ...

Oak Flat in Arizona is at the center of a struggle that's going on three decades. Here's everything that has happened with ...

The U.S. Supreme Court declined on Tuesday to hear a Native American group's effort to block Rio Tinto (NYSE:RIO) and BHP (BHP) from gaining control of Arizona land needed to build the Resolution ...

The Trump administration plans to reissue the final environmental impact statement for a long-delayed land swap that would hand over Oak Flat, a site considered sacred to Apache peoples and other ...

A three-judge panel from the 9th Circuit heard three lawsuits, with several saying the issues were already resolved in favor ...

Public support for religious freedom is increasing, yet Native American religious rights cases face frequent denial in federal courts. Experts suggest the reluctance to protect Native religions stems ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected an appeal from Apaches who are fighting to halt a massive copper mining project on federal land in Arizona that they hold sacred. The justices ...

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(Reuters) -The U.S. Supreme Court gave a boost on Tuesday to plans for one of the world's largest copper mines, as the justices declined to hear a Native American group's bid based on religious rights ...

The U.S. Forest Service on Thursday provided notice that it will publish a final environmental review and draft decision on a transfer of land that would clear the way for a massive copper mining ...