Legal Opinion
In Re the Welfare of the Children of R.A.J.
Court of Appeals of Minnesota
Decided July 21, 2009No. A09-0140PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
KALITOWSKI, Judge.
Appellant Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe (the band) challenges the district court’s jurisdiction to vacate an order transferring a child-welfare proceeding from the district court to the Leech Lake Tribal Court (the tribal court), after the district court determined that the transfer was procured through misrepresentations. The band argues that under the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA), principles of tribal sovereignty, and foreign caselaw, the district court was without jurisdiction to vacate its transfer order.
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2Cases cited13 opinions
- Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians v. HolyfieldSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
- National Farmers Union Insurance v. Crow Tribe of IndiansSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- California v. Cabazon Band of Mission IndiansSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
- Greene v. Commissioner of the Minnesota Department of Human ServicesSupreme Court of Minnesota · 2008
- Halloran v. BLUE AND WHITE LIBERTY CAB CO. INC.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1958
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