Legal Opinion
Littlewolf v. Hodel
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided March 17, 1988No. Civ. A. 87-822PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
INTRODUCTION
CHARLES R. RICHEY, District Judge.
In this case, plaintiffs, twenty-two members of the White Earth Band of Chippewa Indians, seek a judgment declaring that the White Earth Reservation Land Settlement Act of 1985 (“the White Earth Act” or “the Act”) is unconstitutional. In the alternative, plaintiffs ask the Court to find that the defendants have failed to abide by certain trust obligations owed to plaintiffs; if the Court so finds, they also ask the Court to order defendants to perform those duties before taking any further action under the White Earth Act.
Plaintiffs have asked for…
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