Doe v. Piper

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER ON DEFENDANTS’ MOTIONS TO DISMISS

JOHN R. TUNHEIM, Chief Judge, United States District Court

This case is about the validity of the Minnesota Indian Family Preservation Act (“MIFPA”), a law enacted by the Minnesota State Legislature for the purpose of addressing historic wrongs to American Indian (“Indian”) tribes and families. Plaintiffs Jane and John Doe are themselves Indian, but they view the statute as an infringement on their rights to equal protection and due process. The Does are not the first to challenge a statute like this one, but their complaint is…