Closing arguments will be heard this afternoon in the landmark Cobell v.
Kempthorne trial.
Judge James Robertson convened the trial on June 9. After nine days of testimony, the plaintiffs presented their final rebuttal witness yesterday.
Robertson will now try to determine how much money, if any, is owed to Indian beneficiaries for the federal government's failure to account for their trust funds. He has said he expects to issue a ruling by mid-July.
The closing arguments began at 2pm in the federal district
courthouse in Washington, D.C.
Trial Transcripts:
June
9 AM | June
9 PM | June
10 AM | June
10 PM | June
11 | June
12 AM | June
12 PM | June
16 AM | June
16 PM | June
17 AM | June
17 PM | June
18 AM |
June 18 PM |
June 19 AM
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Judge to hear final arguments in landmark Cobell trial
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