No. 24A269

Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians v. Deb Haaland, Secretary of the Interior, et al.

Lower Court: District of Columbia
Docketed: 2024-09-17
Status: Presumed Complete
Type: A
Tags: administrative-law agency-discretion indian-lands native-american-rights statutory-interpretation trust-acquisition
Latest Conference: N/A
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the Department of the Interior exceeded its statutory authority by refusing to take land into trust for a Native American tribe when the land was purchased with settlement funds, despite a congressional mandate requiring trust acquisition

Docket Entries

2024-09-18
Application (24A269) granted by The Chief Justice extending the time to file until November 25, 2024.
2024-09-13
Application (24A269) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from September 26, 2024 to November 25, 2024, submitted to The Chief Justice.

Attorneys

Debra A. Haaland, Secretary of the United States Department of Interior, et al.
Elizabeth B. PrelogarSolicitor General, Respondent
Elizabeth B. PrelogarSolicitor General, Respondent
Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians
Kelly Patrick DunbarWilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP, Petitioner
Kelly Patrick DunbarWilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP, Petitioner