In Westlaw Today, Professor Börk Discusses Arizona v. Navajo Nation Case

In a March 17 Q&A with Westlaw Today, Professor Karrigan Börk addressed the Navajo Nation’s quest for Colorado River water and state stakeholders’ U.S. Supreme attempt -- in Arizona v. Navajo Nation – to overturn a U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit decision favorable to the tribe.

Professor Börk teaches and researches in the areas of environmental law, natural resources, and administrative law. He graduated with Distinction and Pro Bono Distinction from Stanford Law School in 2009, and completed his Ph.D. in Ecology at UC Davis in September 2011. He received the Shapiro Family Award in 2011 as the Outstanding Ph.D. Graduate in Ecology at UC Davis. He clerked for Tenth Circuit Chief Judge Mary Beck Briscoe, U.S. District Court Judge Julie Robinson, and U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Kansas Judge Janice Karlin.