Legal Opinion
Richard v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided April 13, 2012No. 2011-5083PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the court filed by Circuit Judge WALLACH. Dissenting opinion filed by Circuit Judge LOURIE.
Introduction
WALLACH, Circuit Judge.
The United States Court of Federal Claims (“Claims Court”) held that a drunk driver who killed two Sioux men on a Sioux reservation was not a “bad man” within the meaning of the 1868 Laramie Treaty, and that in any event, the relevant provisions of the Treaty are no longer enforceable by its beneficiaries. Considering our textual analysis, and because we held in Tsosie v. United States, 825 F.2d 393, 395 (Fed.Cir.1987), the “bad men” provisions (“ ‘bad men’…
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3Cited by9 opinions
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