Court rejects Oglala rancher’s cattle impoundment appeal

The Eighth Circuit has upheld a lower court ruling against Oglala Sioux rancher Curtis Temple, who argued that his cattle were unlawfully impounded on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation. The court found Temple received due process, citing 20 trespass notices he largely did not contest. Temple alleged the Bureau of Indian Affairs and tribal officials wrongfully seized his cattle, but judges ruled he failed to prove his claims.