December 15, 2009
Courtesy photo
President Shirley meets with about 25 supporters, staff members and reporters at the President's office after it was announced that the Window Rock District Court declared the resolution placing President Shirley on administrative leave "null and void, and therefore unenforceable."
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WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. - Navajo Nation President Joe Shirley Jr. was returned to authority early Monday evening after a Window Rock District Court judge issued a permanent injunction against the Navajo Nation Council resolution that placed Shirley on administrative leave since Oct. 26 - essentially declaring the law the council used null and void for all time. District Judge Geraldine Benally ruled that the Navajo Nation Council and Speaker Lawrence T. Morgan acted beyond the scope of their authority ...
