Hoopa Valley Tribe v. United States

I would affirm the Court of Federal Claims’ grant of summary judgment for the United States, thereby dismissing the complaint, but not on the court’s ground that the appellants lack standing to bring their claims. I would affirm on the alternative ground, which the record supports, that the appellants have failed to state a claim on which relief can be granted. We may affirm the judgment of that court on any ground the record supports, whether or not that court relied upon that ground or whether the parties asserted that ground. See Granite Mgmt. v. United States, 416 F.3d 1373, 1378…