D.C. Circuit Reverses Dismissal of Cherokee Freedmen Suit against Cherokee Officials

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Here is today’s opinion in Vann v. Dept. of Interior: CADC Opinion An excerpt: Applying the precedents that permit suits against government officials in their official capacities, we conclude that this suit may proceed against the Principal Chief in his … Continue reading →read more

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Jodi Rave Spotted Bear (Mandan, Hidatsa and Arikara Nation)

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