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Denver Attorney Kirk McGill - Supreme Court rules against Navajo Nation in dispute over water rights
June 2023
The Washington Times
J. Kirk McGill, a lawyer in the Denver office of Hall Estill, an Oklahoma firm, said the ruling is a major blow against any tribe that has water rights held by the federal government.
“Justice Kavanaugh writes that while the United States set aside water rights for the Navajo Nation, it did not promise to take affirmative steps to actually secure that water for the Navajo. In other words, the court holds that it was an empty promise,” Mr. McGill said. READ MORE HERE
