Supreme Court Won’t Hear Tribal Challenge to Copper Mine

Lower courts previously held that the legal challenge to the development was unlikely to succeed.

The U.S. Supreme Court in Washington on May 19, 2025. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times

The U.S. Supreme Court on May 27 turned away an appeal by Apache Indians who want to stop a copper mine from being developed on land they consider sacred.

The court’s decision in Apache Stronghold v. United States took the form of an unsigned order. The court did not explain its ruling.