Narragansett Tribe won't argue at Supreme Court
Monday, October 6, 2008
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Law
|
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The
Narragansett
Tribe won't be allowed to present its side of a land-into-trust dispute before the
U.S. Supreme Court.
The justices issued an
order today that rejected the tribe's request for time to argue at the November 3 hearing.
The order also denied the the town of
Charlestown a chance to present its side.
Gov. Donald Carcieri (R)
and
Attorney General Patrick
Lynch both sought to divide their time at the arguments but the order said only one side should be allowed. The state is being represented by former Bush administration attorney
Theodore B.
Olson.
At issue is whether the Narragansetts can acquire land under the
Indian
Reorganization Act even though the tribe wasn't recognized at the time of the act's passage in 1934. If the tribe can acquire new lands, the state claims it has jurisdiction over them.
Supreme Court Documents:
Docket
Sheet |
Questions
Presented |
Order
List
1st Circuit Decisions:
En
Banc (July 20, 2007) |
Panel
(February 9, 2005)
Briefs and Other Documents:
Carcieri
v. Kempthorne (NARF-NCAI Tribal Supreme Court Project
Relevant Laws:
Rhode
Island Indian Claims Settlement Act (US Code)
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State argues over arguments in land-into-trust case
(9/8)
Former Bush lawyer to argue
land-into-trust case (6/6)
Court takes
land-into-trust case (2/26)
U.S. Supreme
Court accepts land-into-trust case (2/25)
High court weighs Narragansett land-into-trust
(2/22)
Groups file brief in pending
land-into-trust case (02/06)
Supreme
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