Legal Opinion
Vann v. Kempthorne
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided December 19, 2006No. Civil Action 03-01711 (HHK)PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
KENNEDY, District Judge.
Marilyn Vann, Ronald Moon, Hattie Cul-lers, Charlene White, and Ralph Threat bring this action against the United States Department of the Interior and its Secre tary (“DOF or “Secretary”), 1 seeking declaratory and injunctive relief. Plaintiffs allege that they are direct descendants of former slaves of the Cherokees, or free Blacks who intermarried with Cherokees, who were made citizens of the Cherokee Nation in the nineteenth century and are known as Cherokee Freedmen (the “Freedmen”). The Freedmen contend that the Cherokee Nation, with…
2Cases cited38 opinions
- Ex Parte YoungSupreme Court of the United States · 1908
- Hafer v. MeloSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
- Larson v. Domestic and Foreign Commerce Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1949
- Santa Clara Pueblo v. MartinezSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Runyon v. McCrarySupreme Court of the United States · 1976
33 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by7 opinions
- Vann v. KempthorneCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2008
- Cherokee Nation v. NashDistrict Court, N.D. Oklahoma · 2010
- Muscogee Creek Indian Freedmen Band, Inc. v. BernhardtCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2019
- State Ex Rel. Suthers v. Cash Advance & Preferred Cash LoansColorado Court of Appeals · 2008
- Vann v. SalazarDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2011
2 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.