Legal Opinion
Frank B. James v. Francis X. Bellotti
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided May 10, 1984No. 83-1878PublishedCited by 40 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BOWNES, Circuit Judge.
This is the fourth action in which appellants have appealed adverse determinations from the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts in connection with the Gay Head Indian land claims. The underlying litigation began in 1974, when the Wampanoag Tribal Council of Gay Head, Inc. (Tribal Council) filed suit against the Town of Gay Head and its selectmen, asserting land claims of the Gay Head Indians on federal constitutional and statutory grounds. The Gay Head Tribe was joined as a party plaintiff, and the Attorney General of Massachusetts and the Gay…
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