Legal Opinion
Eva Wilson, and Association of Village Council Presidents v. James G. Watt, Secretary of the Interior
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided June 16, 1983No. 82-3364, 82-3414PublishedCited by 48 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SKOPIL, Circuit Judge:
Alaska Native tribal organizations and class plaintiffs appeal the district court’s denial of a preliminary injunction against the termination by Bureau of Indian Affairs of the Snyder Act general assistance program in Alaska on two weeks notice. The Alaska Natives contend the district court’s assessment of the merits was based on erroneous legal and factual conclusions. We agree and reverse.
BACKGROUND
The Snyder Act of 1921, 25 U.S.C. § 13 (1976), authorizes the Bureau of Indian Affairs (“BIA”), under the supervision of the Secretary of the Interior, to expend monies…
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