The Navajo Nation Council has removed the tribe’s attorney general from office only two weeks after they had confirmed her to the job.

Lawmakers on Wednesday voted to end the tenure of Heather Clah. They did not give a reason for the emergency legislation.

“The Council has acted within its full legal authority,” says Speaker Crystalyne Curley. “This was a necessary step to ensure our executive legal functions align with the best interests of the Nation.”

The Navajo Nation currently has no confirmed deputy attorney general.

Late on Wednesday, President Buu Nygren appointed Colin Bradley to the fill the role. He is a lawyer from Flagstaff and a graduate of Northern Arizona University who focuses on Indian law and civil litigation.

Bradley is also a former Navajo Nation Department of Jus

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