Western States Opposed Tribes’ Access to the Colorado River 70 Years Ago. History Is Repeating Itself. ^19.2%

ProPublica - By Mark Olalde, Anna V. Smith - 10/17/2023, 9:00 AM

Negativity Bias 34.6% - Post Hoc (False Cause) 12.9% - Appeal to Authority 11.6%

In the 1950s, after quarreling for decades over the Colorado River, Arizona and California turned to the U.S. Supreme Court for a final resolution on the water that both states sought to sustain their postwar booms. The case, Arizona v. California, also offered Native American tribes a rare opportunity to claim their share of the river.... more