Legal Opinion
Northern States Power Co. v. Prairie Island Mdewakanton Sioux Indian Community
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided April 14, 1993No. Nos. 92-1240, 92-1476PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOHN R. GIBSON, Circuit Judge.
The Prairie Island Mdewakanton Sioux Indian Community (tribe) and its Tribal Council appeal from a preliminary injunction entered against the enforcement of a tribal nuclear radiation control ordinance requiring transporters to obtain a tribal license for each shipment of nuclear materials across reservation land. Northern States Power Company (NSP) brought this action, seeking a declaratory judgment that the tribal ordinance is preempted by the Hazardous Materials Transportation Act. The district court1 granted the preliminary injunction, Northern States Power…
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