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On Oct. 6, 2025, the U.S. Supreme Court denied a rehearing of the case filed by Apache Stronghold, a coalition of Native Americans and their supporters, that would have prevented the sale of a Native American sacred site to a mining company.

Native American group loses religious freedom appeal at Supreme Court

Oct 8, 2025

By Daniel Payne

A Native American group working to stop the destruction of a centuries-old religious ritual site has lost a last-ditch appeal... Read more

The Catholic bishops are backing a suit by a coalition of Apache Stronghold, a coalition of Native Americans and their supporters, in their lawsuit against the federal government. The lawsuit argues that their freedom of religion was violated when the federal government announced its intention to sell formerly protected land in Arizona to a mining company.

Appeals court halts sale of Native American religious site defended by Catholic groups

Aug 19, 2025

By Daniel Payne

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit said in a brief ruling on Aug. 18 that the Oak... Read more

The Catholic bishops backed a suit by a coalition of Apache Stronghold, a coalition of Native Americans and their supporters, in their lawsuit against the federal government. The lawsuit argued that their freedom of religion was violated when the federal government announced its intention to sell formerly protected land in Arizona to a mining company.

Native group backed by U.S. bishops loses Supreme Court bid to halt sacred land transfer

May 28, 2025

By Daniel Payne

The Supreme Court this week denied a request from the Native American coalition group Apache Stronghold to halt the sale... Read more