Litigation
Jun. 22, 2011
Ruling Strengthens Tribes' Sovereignty
In a closely watched case that legal observers said helps strengthen Indian tribal sovereignty, an appellate court established the right of a tribe to file suit in its own court against a nonmember in a fiercely contested eviction dispute.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
In a closely watched case that legal observers said helps strengthen Indian tribal sovereignty, an appellate court established the right of a tribe to file suit in its own court against a nonmember in a fiercely contested eviction dispute.
The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a trial judge who ruled that the Colorado River Indian Tribes lacked jurisdiction to sue the owner of the Water...
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