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Appeal Filed With 9th Circuit In Mt. Tenabo Case

By Howard M. Friedman

AP reported yesterday that an appeal has been filed with the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals in South Fork Band Council of Western Shoshone of Nevada v. U.S Department of Interior. In the case, last month a Nevada federal district court refused to issue a preliminary injunction to prevent Barrick Gold Corp. from digging a 2,000-foot deep open pit mine on Nevada's Mount Tenabo. The Western Shoshones say that the project will desecrate their sacred mountain. (See prior posting.)

Full post as published by Religion Clause on February 11, 2009 (boomark / email).