Legal Opinion
R. Perry Wheeler v. United States Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided February 13, 1987No. 85-1375PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
McKAY, Circuit Judge.
The narrow issue before this court is whether the Department of Interior (Department) has authority to interfere in a tribal election dispute when the tribe provides administrative and judicial procedures for contesting its elections. After examining the briefs and the appellate record, this three-judge panel determined unanimously that oral argument would not be of material assistance in the determination of this appeal. See Fed.R.App.P. 34(a); 10th Cir.R. 10(e). The cause is therefore submitted without oral argument.
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In the 1983 Cherokee tribal elections, Perry R.…
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