Legal Opinion
Vann v. Salazar
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided September 30, 2011No. Civil Action No. 2003-1711PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
HENRY H. KENNEDY, JR., District Judge.
Marilyn Vann, Ronald Moon, Donald Moon, Charlene White, Ralph Threat, Faith Russell, Angela Sanders, Samuel E. Ford, and the Freedmen Band of the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma bring this action against the United States Department of the Interior (“Interior”), its Secretary (collectively, “Federal Defendants”), and S. Joe Crittenden in his official capacity as the Acting Principal Chief of the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma (“Chief Crittenden”), 1 seeking declaratory and injunctive relief. Plaintiffs are direct descendants of former slaves of…
2Cases cited33 opinions
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3Cited by7 opinions
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