Legal Opinion
United States v. Tohono O’odham Nation
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided April 26, 2011No. 09-846PublishedCited by 345 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Kennedy
The Tohono O’odham Nation (Nation) is an Indian Tribe with federal recognition. The Nation’s main reservation is in the Sonoran desert of southern Arizona. Counting this and other reservation lands, the Nation’s landholdings are approximately 3 million acres.
The Nation brought two actions based on the same alleged violations of fiduciary duty with respect to the Nation’s lands and other assets. One action was filed against federal officials in District Court and the other against the United States in the Court of Federal Claims (CFC). The Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit held that the…
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