The denial is among multiple legal dead ends families have come up against in recent months, including the recent dismissal of federal civil suits.

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The justices left in place a lower-court decision that allows the transfer of land in central Arizona known as Oak Flat that is sacred to Western Apache Indians.

The Supreme Court ruled for Trump’s removal of two Democratic appointees from federal boards, upholding/discarding limits on the president’s power to fire agency officials.