REZNET
News
04 October 2008
FLAGSTAFF,
Ariz. (AP) — A federal appeals court that approved a plan for
snowmaking on Arizona's San Francisco Peaks, sacred to Indian
tribes, is giving opponents time to appeal to the U.S. Supreme
Court.
The 9th
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco on Friday granted a
request to delay any construction at the Arizona Snowbowl ski
resort near Flagstaff until the high court can decide if it will
hear the tribes' appeal.
Tribal
lawyer Harry Shanker says the order preserves the status quo and
protects the rights of the Indians opposed to the resort's plan to
make snow on the San Francisco Peaks.
The
appeals court cleared the way for the snowmaking in August after a
years-long court battle. The Supreme Court takes only about 1
percent of the cases it receives.
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