Legal Opinion
Nero v. Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided December 22, 1989No. 86-1271PublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SEYMOUR, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiffs, who are descendants of slaves owned by Cherokees and freed by the Treaty of 1866 between the United States and the Cherokee Nation, brought suit against the Cherokee Nation, certain tribal officials, the United States, and various federal officials. According to the complaint, the 1866 Treaty and the Cherokee Constitution confer on plaintiffs the rights and privileges of Cherokee citizenship, although they are not of Cherokee blood. Defendants allegedly have violated a broad array of constitutional and statutory provisions by denying plaintiffs the right to…
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