Legal Opinion
Sokaogon Chippewa Community v. Exxon Corporation, State of Wisconsin, Forest County
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided October 20, 1993No. 92-3920PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POSNER, Circuit Judge.
The Sokaogon Chippewa Community, an Indian tribe, brought this suit in 1986 against the United States, Exxon Corporation, the State of Wisconsin, and various political subdivisions of the state, seeking a declaration that the tribe has the right to occupy a tract of 144 square miles in northeastern Wisconsin which contains potentially valuable mineral deposits. The jurisdiction of the federal district court was based on 28 U.S.C. § 1362, which gives the federal courts jurisdiction over suits by Indian tribes arising under treaties or other federal laws; the tribe’s…
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