Lower Brule Sioux Tribe v. Haaland et al

  1. April 25, 2024

    Feds Lose Bid To Toss SD Tribe's School Funding Suit

    A South Dakota federal judge has denied the Bureau of Indian Affairs' attempt to dismiss a tribe's lawsuit accusing the BIA of over-collecting on a $1 million school debt obligation, finding there are enough factual allegations asserted in the amended suit to keep it alive.

  2. June 01, 2023

    SD Tribe Calls Feds' Bid To Toss School Funding Suit 'Absurd'

    A South Dakota tribe accusing the federal government of overcollecting $1 million in education debt says an attempt by the Bureau of Indian Affairs to have the court dismiss the case as time-barred is "absurd," alleging it was impossible to file a timely appeal against a 2017 audit report.

  3. March 31, 2023

    BIA Wants Tribe's School Funding Suit Tossed Again

    A Native American tribe's second attempt to block the federal government from collecting on debts connected to tribal schools' contract funds fares no better than the first, the federal government told a South Dakota federal judge on Thursday, urging the court to find the suit is time-barred.

  4. September 13, 2022

    SD Judge Rebuffs Tribe's School Funding Suit Against BIA

    A South Dakota federal judge has provisionally tossed a suit alleging the U.S. Department of the Interior violated its trust duty to the Lower Brule Sioux Tribe by trying to collect debts in connection with a tribal schools contract, saying the tribe had not pointed to a specific fiduciary responsibility the government owes to back the suit's claims.