Legal Opinion
Akiachak Native Community v. United States Department of Interior
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided March 31, 2013No. Civil Action No. 2006-0969PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
RUDOLPH CONTRERAS, District Judge.
Four tribes of Alaska Natives and one individual Native brought this suit to challenge the Secretary of the Interior’s decision to leave in place a regulation that treats Alaska Natives differently from other native peoples. The challenged regulation governs the taking of land into trust under Section 5 of the Indian Reorganization Act, 25 U.S.C. § 465; it provides that, with one exception, the regulatory procedures “do not cover the acquisition of land in trust status in the State of Alaska.” 25 C.F.R. § 151.1. The plaintiffs argue that…
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