Judge Orders Trial in Lawsuit Challenging the Proposed Pebble Mine’s Exploration Permits

On Monday, the judge in a landmark constitutional lawsuit challenging exploration and water use permits for the proposed Pebble Mine ordered a trial on five of the six claims in the case.  The Court’s decision means that the plaintiffs, Nunamta Aulukestai, an association of nine Bristol Bay village corporations; former First Lady Bella Hammond; former State constitutional delegate Victor Fisher; and Bristol Bay residents Ricky Delkittie, Sr. and Violet Willson have cleared the final hurdle to trial, which is scheduled for December 6, 2010.

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Order on Motion for Summary Judgment