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

This story was filed on December 14, 2012

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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