Legal Opinion
Fond du Lac Band of Chippewa Indians v. Carlson
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided October 18, 1995No. 94-3709PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LAY, Circuit Judge.
The Fond du Lac Band of Chippewa Indians and five individual members of the Band filed suit under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 seeking *255injunctive relief against Minnesota state officials as to the prospective enforcement of Minnesota’s fish and game laws. The Band claims that the fish and game laws, as applied to members of the Band, are preempted by treaty rights arising from 1837 and 1854 treaties between the Lake Superior Chippewa Indians and the United States.1 The defendant state officials, Arne Carlson, governor of Minnesota, Rodney Sando, the commissioner of the Minnesota…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Younger v. HarrisSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Will v. Michigan Department of State PoliceSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
- Ex Parte YoungSupreme Court of the United States · 1908
- Pennhurst State School and Hospital v. HaldermanSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Edelman v. JordanSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
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3Cited by21 opinions
- Mark D. Treleven v. University of Minnesota David S. KidwellCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1996
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- Narragansett Indian v. State of Rhode IslanCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2006
- SDDS, Inc. v. StateSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1997
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