US Supreme Court has
agreed to take up an appeal from the federal
government involving coal royalties on the Navajo Nation
Steel
Guru
05 October 2008
The tribe
has alleged that Peabody Energy conspired with the US Department
of Interior to persuade the tribe to accept a lower royalty than
other government officials believed the tribe should be paid.
The
Navajos claim the government's breach of trust cost them as much
as USD 600 million in lost coal royalties. The US Court of Appeals
for the Federal Circuit ruled last year that the federal
government failed to uphold its trust duties to the Navajo Nation
and that the tribe is entitled to damages from the government.
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