Legal Opinion
White Mountain Apache Tribe v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided May 16, 2001No. 00-5044PublishedCited by 77 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the court filed by Circuit Judge DYK. Dissenting Opinion filed by Chief Judge MAYER.
DECISION
DYK, Circuit Judge.
This case presents the question of whether a 1960 Act of Congress, Pub.L. No. 86-392, 74 Stat. 8 (1960) (the “1960 Act”), obligates the United States to maintain or restore certain property and buildings held by the United States in trust for the White Mountain Apache Tribe (the “Tribe”)1 so that the Tribe can maintain a suit for damages in the Court of Federal Claims. We hold that it does, though the obligation created is narrower than that claimed by the Tribe. We…
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