Legal Opinion
Mdewakanton Band of Sioux in Minnesota v. Bernhardt
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided May 30, 2020No. Civil Action No. 2019-0402Published
1Opinion of the Court
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA MDEWAKANTON BAND OF SIOUX IN MINNESOTA et al., Plaintiffs, Civil Action No. 19-402 (TJK) v. DAVID L. BERNHARDT et al., Defendants. MEMORANDUM OPINION This is an action for a writ of mandamus requiring the Department of the Interior to list the Mdewakanton Band of Sioux in Minnesota as a federally recognized Indian tribe. Plaintiffs argue that the United States has already recognized the Mdewakanton Band through various treaties and congressional acts, and therefore, Interior is required to list it as federally recognized. Defendants…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Ashcroft v. IqbalSupreme Court of the United States · 2009
- Bell Atlantic Corp. v. TwomblySupreme Court of the United States · 2007
- Lujan v. Defenders of WildlifeSupreme Court of the United States · 1992
- Baker v. CarrSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
- Joseph Arpaio v. Barack ObamaCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2015
13 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.