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Appeals court rejects Arizona GOP challenge to Grand Canyon monument

source: Republican state lawmakers -> target: Biden administration

On 2026-04-04, a federal appeals court in Phoenix rejected the Arizona Republican legislative leaders' challenge to the Biden administration's 2023 designation of the Baaj Nwaavjo I'tah Kukveni Ancestral Footprints of the Grand Canyon National Monument. The ruling said the GOP lawmakers and state Treasurer Kimberly Yee lacked standing to sue, while Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes and Gov. Katie Hobbs intervened in support of the monument.

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PhoenixArizonaNorth AmericaUnited StatesNorth America33.448, -112.074
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