Legal Opinion
Cayuga Nation v. United States of America
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided March 29, 2022No. Civil Action No. 2020-3179Published
1Opinion of the Court
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CAYUGA NATION, Plaintiff, v. Case No. 1:20-cv-3179-RCL UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, et al., Defendants. MEMORANDUM OPINION Plaintiff Cayuga Nation (“the Nation”) is an Indian nation located within a reservation in the State of New York. The Bureau of Indian Affairs has recognized the Halftown Council—a six- member Cayuga Nation Council led by Clint Halftown—as the Nation’s lawful governing body, but an opposing Council in the Nation disputes this recognition. Admin. R. (“AR”) 27, ECF No. 25. The Nation, under the Halftown Council’s…
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