Legal Opinion
Western Shoshone National Council v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided May 22, 2008No. 2007-5020PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RADER, Circuit Judge.
The Western Shoshone seek to invalidate a 1977 Indian Claims Commission (ICC) judgment awarding compensation for the taking of the Western Shoshone’s aboriginal lands in Idaho, Utah, Nevada, and California. The Western Shoshone also seek additional compensation and other relief under the Treaty of Ruby Valley of 1863. The United States Court of Federal Claims granted the United States’ motion to dismiss the Western Shoshone’s action for lack of subject matter jurisdiction and for failure to state a claim. Because the Appellants filed their challenge twenty-four years…
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