Legal Opinion
Aroostook Band of Micmacs v. Ryan
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided April 13, 2005No. 04-1517PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LIPEZ, Circuit Judge.
This case requires us to decide whether a federal court has jurisdiction to hear an Indian tribe’s suit to stop a state agency from investigating tribal employees’ complaints of workplace discrimination. The Maine Human Rights Commission has investigated complaints by three former employees of the Aroostook Band of Micmacs, and asserts that it has the authority to investigate any future complaints, pursuant to Maine antidiscrimination law. The Band filed this action for injunctive and declaratory relief against the Commission’s investigations, arguing that such…
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