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News Archives: 2025

  • 10.20.25 | From Utah to China, where in the world could Arizona copper sitting under an Apache holy site go?

    KJZZ | “For two decades, Resolution Copper has touted its massive mining project 60 miles east of Phoenix as an economic boom for Arizona – even though no ore has been extracted yet.”

  • 10.13.25 | A True American Tale: Indigenous Rights vs. Corporate Greed

    Truthdig | The fight by the Western Apache people to save Oak Flat once again highlights the limits of religious freedom for non-Christians.

  • 9.02.25 | Supreme Court must not abandon Native Americans

    The Hill | “As the Supreme Court closed its latest term, it did so by denying justice to Native Americans—yet again.”

  • 8.25.25 | A Terrible Deal for the American People

    Jonathon Wilson Hartgrove | How the moral struggle at Oak Flat exposes our need for indigenous wisdom

  • 8.21.25 | Court stops sacred Oak Flat land transfer to Resolution Copper in emergency order

    AZ Mirror | Trump called the Indigenous opponents of the copper mine “anti-American”

  • 8.20.25 | Arizona tribal leaders fire back after Trump calls Oak Flat foes 'Anti-American'

    AZ Central | “Arizona tribal leaders struck back after President Donald Trump called opponents of a planned copper mine at Oak Flat "anti-American," suggesting they were allied with other copper-producing countries like China.”

  • 6.26.25 | The Dark Truth about US Copper Mining

    5CAST w/ Andrew Callaghan (#8) ft. Naelyn Pike

  • 5.27.25 | Supreme Court refuses Apache plea to save Oak Flat from copper mining destruction

    AZ Mirror | Gorsuch dissent calls the decision a “grave mistake” as copper mine threatens to create massive crater

  • 4.24.25 | Oak Flat Appraisals Reveal Sweetheart Deal to Resolution Copper

    Center for Biological Diversity | TUCSON— Two years after a lawsuit by the Center for Biological Diversity, the U.S. Forest Service this week releasedthe appraisals for the proposed Oak Flat land exchange and mine project in Arizona.

  • 1.7.25 | Prof. Michael McConnell on The Supreme Court's Religion Docket

    Religion and The Law: Eugene Volokh | The Supreme Court has a unique opportunity this Term (or next) to hear four cases…