Legal Opinion
United States v. White Mountain Apache Tribe
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided March 4, 2003No. 01-1067PublishedCited by 668 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Souter
The question in this case arises under the Indian Tucker Act: does the Court of Federal Claims have jurisdiction over the White Mountain Apache Tribe’s suit against the United States for breach of fiduciary duty to manage land and improvements held in trust for the Tribe but occupied by the Government. We hold that it does.
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The former military post of Fort Apache dates back to 1870 when the United States established the fort within territory that became the Tribe’s reservation in 1877. In 1922, Congress transferred control of the fort to the Secretary of the Interior (Secretary) and, in 1923,…
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