Here at the Navajo Nation Division of Transportation Naataani Board room, where the Navajo Nation Supreme Court is scheduled to hold a hearing on a WRIT OF MANDAMUS filed by presidential candidates Dale Tsosie and Hank Whitethorne, who are represented by attorneys David Jordan of Gallup, N.M., and Justin Jones of Farmington, N.M.

Navajo Nation President Ben Shelly and First Lady Martha Shelly are here. Navajo Council Delegates Lorenzo Curley and Leonard Tsosie are also here. Disqualified presidential candidate Chris Deschene is also here with his former running mate, Fannie Atcitty. Shaun Deschene, the wife of Chris Deschene is also here.

It is now 1:07 p.m. and the Supreme Court clerk is asking people that are not on a list to please the board room.

We don’t want this room to be overcrowded. We don’t want them to be excluded. So if you know you are not on the list, please leave the building.