The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals will hear oral arguments on Wednesday in a sacred site case.
A group that includes the South Fork Band
Council of Western Shoshone, the Timbisha Shoshone Tribe and the Western Shoshone Defense Project
sued the Interior Department
over a gold mine. The tribes say the massive development will harm Mount
Tenabo.
A federal judge refused to stop Barrick Gold Corporation from proceeding with work on the project. The plaintiffs are asking the 9th Circuit to issue an injunction
The hearing takes place in San Francisco.
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