Legal Opinion
Sandy Lake Band v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided May 20, 2013No. 12-2600PublishedCited by 94 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WOLLMAN, Circuit Judge.
Sandy Lake Band of Mississippi Chippewa (Sandy Lake) requested that the Secretary of the Interior (Secretary) hold an election so that Sandy Lake’s members could vote on a proposed constitution. After the request was denied, Sandy Lake filed suit, seeking an order directing the Secretary to call an election. The district court 3 dismissed the suit for lack of subject matter jurisdiction because Sandy Lake had not exhausted its administrative remedies. The district court also refused to accept the proposed amended complaint, which challenged the Secretary’s authority to…
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