Legal Opinion
Spirit Lake Tribe of Indians Ex Rel. Committee of Understanding & Respect v. National Collegiate Athletic Ass'n
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided May 29, 2013No. 12-2292PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BENTON, Cireuit Judge.
The Spirit Lake Tribe of Indians, by its Committee of Understanding and Respect, and Archie Fool Bear, individually and as representative of more than 1,004 members of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe— collectively, “the Committee”—sued the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) for interfering with the University of North Dakota’s use of the Fighting Sioux name, logo, and imagery. The NCAA moved to dismiss. The district court 1 treated the motion as one for summary judgment and granted it. The Committee appeals. This court affirms.
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