Legal Opinion
Akiachak Native Community v. United States Department of Interior
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided September 30, 2013No. Civil Action No. 2006-0969PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
Rudolph Contreras, United States District Judge
On March 31, 2013, the court found that the regulations governing the taking of land into trust under Section 5 of the Indian Reorganization Act, 25 U.S.C. § 465, which “do not cover the acquisition of land in trust status in the State of Alaska, except acquisitions for the Metlakatla Indian Community of the Annette Island Reserve or it[s] members,” 25 C.F.R. § 151.1 thereby violate the anti-discrimination provision codified at 25 U.S.C. § 476(g). The court granted summary judgment to the plaintiffs, but withheld a ruling on the…
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