United States DC Circuit

In case involving an attempt by a small cluster of people within appellant tribe to organize a tribal government under the Indian Reorganization Act of 1934, dismissal of claim challenging decision to decline approval of the tribe constitution is affirmed where the Secretary of the Interior lawfully refused to approve the proposed constitution.

Appellate Information

• Argued 10/12/2007
• Decided 02/15/2008
• Published 02/15/2008

Judges

• Before: GRIFFITH, Circuit Judge, and EDWARDS and WILLIAMS, Senior Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States DC Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Phillip Eugene Thompson argued the cause for appellant.   With him on the briefs were Johnine Clark and Sonya Anjanette Smith-Valentine.


• For Appellees:
  
• Mark R. Haag, Attorney, U.S. Department of Justice, argued the cause for appellees.   With him on the brief were James Merritt Upton and Katherine J. Barton, Attorneys., Tim Vollmann argued the cause and filed the brief for amicus curiae Yakima K. Dixie in support of appellees.