Legal Opinion
Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided December 5, 1986No. Appeal Nos. 85-2261, 85-2262, 85-2264 and 85-2269PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FRIEDMAN, Circuit Judge.
This is an appeal from a judgment of the United States Claims Court, in a proceeding under the Indian Claims Act, 25 U.S.C. §§ 70 to 70n (1976), entered without trial or findings of fact, that awarded as a final judgment terminating the litigation the amount of a settlement negotiated between the United States and counsel for the Sioux Tribe of Indians, which a majority of the constituent tribes had rejected. We vacate and remand for further proceedings.
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A. This case concerns compensation for lands acquired by the United States pursuant to a treaty with the tribes of…
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