Legal Opinion
Akiachak Native Community v. Department of the Interior
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided September 30, 2008No. Civil Action 06-0969 (RWR)PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
RICHARD W. ROBERTS, District Judge.
Plaintiffs, Akiachak Native Community, Chalkyitsik Village, Chilkoot Indian Association, Tuluksak Native Community, and Alice Kavairlook bring this action against the United States Department of the Interior (“DOI”) and Dirk Kempthorne, Secretary of the Interior, challenging the validity of a regulatory bar prohibiting the Secretary from acquiring land located in Alaska into trust status for most federally recognized Indian tribes. The State of Alaska has filed a motion under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 24 to intervene as a…
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