Legal Opinion
Muscogee (Creek) Nation, a Federally Recognized Indian Tribe v. Donald Hodel, Secretary, U.S. Department of Interior
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided July 15, 1988No. 87-5377PublishedCited by 92 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge SENTELLE.
SENTELLE, Circuit Judge:
In 1982, the Muscogee (Creek) Nation (hereinafter “Creeks” or “Tribe”) passed an ordinance authorizing the Creek Tribal Court to enforce civil and criminal jurisdiction over Tribal members and subsequently sought funding from the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) for the Tribal Court and law enforcement program. The BIA, and thereafter the Department of the Interior (Interior), denied the request for funds, maintaining that the Tribe had no power to establish Tribal Courts with civil and criminal jurisdiction. The…
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