Legal Opinion
Cherokee Nation v. Bureau of Indian Affairs
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided January 15, 2020No. Civil Action No. 2019-2154Published
1Opinion of the Court
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA THE CHEROKEE NATION, Plaintiff, v. Case No. 1:19-cv-02154 (TNM) DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, et al., Defendants. MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER The United States Government has long held in trust significant assets belonging to the Cherokee Nation (the “Nation”). Now the Nation seeks an accounting of its Trust Funds from the Department of the Interior and the other federal defendants (collectively, the “Government”). In response, the Government has moved to dismiss for lack of jurisdiction and for failure to state a claim. But this is far…
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