Legal Opinion
Mabel Shangreau v. Bruce Babbitt, Secretary of the United States Department of the Interior
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided January 4, 1996No. 94-4080PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
McMILLIAN, Circuit Judge.
Mabel Shangreau appeals from a final order entered in the District Court 1 for the District of Minnesota granting summary judgment in favor of the federal government on her claim that the definition of “heir” in the White Earth Land Settlement Act of 1985 (WELSA or the Act), as amended, 25 U.S.C. § 331 note, incorporating Minn.Stat. § 525.172 (1984) (repealed effective Jan. 1, 1987), invidiously discriminates against illegitimate 2 children in violation of the due process clause of the fifth amendment. Shangreau v. Babbitt, Civil No. 3-94-103 (D.Minn. Oct. 25, 1994)…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Lalli v. LalliSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Morrow v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1917
- Eskra v. MortonCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1975
- State v. Zay ZahSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1977
- George Kicking Woman v. Donald P. Hodel, Secretary of the Interior, and Leo Lee Old PersonCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1989
3Cited by5 opinions
- Paul H. Frazell v. E.K. FlaniganCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1996
- Larry Meuwissen v. Department of InteriorCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 2000
- Smith v. BabbittDistrict Court, D. Minnesota · 2000
- South Dakota v. United States Department of the InteriorCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1995
- State of South Dakota v. United States Department of InteriorCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1995