CHEROKEE NATION v. BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS et al

  1. January 05, 2021

    Feds 'Reanimated' Dead Args In Cherokee Row, Judge Says

    A D.C. magistrate judge on Monday slammed a bid by the federal government to toss a Cherokee Nation suit accusing the U.S. Department of the Interior of mishandling the Oklahoma tribe's trust assets, saying the government merely "reanimated" an argument the court had previously rejected.

  2. November 19, 2019

    Cherokee Nation Fights DOI Bid To End Trust Accounting Suit

    The Cherokee Nation has urged a D.C. federal judge not to toss its suit accusing the U.S. Department of the Interior of mishandling the tribe's trust assets, saying the suit is tailored to its situation and the government is trying to resurrect arguments that have been shot down in many similar tribal trust suits.

  3. October 22, 2019

    DOI Seeks To End Cherokee Nation's Trust Accounting Bid

    The U.S. Department of the Interior urged a D.C. federal judge Monday to toss the Cherokee Nation's suit alleging the DOI failed to account for its handling of tribal trust funds, saying the suit is an impermissible attempt to challenge the government's entire system of managing tribes' money.

  4. July 22, 2019

    Cherokee Nation Again Sues DOI For Trust Fund Accounting

    The Cherokee Nation hit the U.S. Department of the Interior with a complaint in D.C. federal district court Friday, claiming the department and its Bureau of Indian Affairs failed to account for their handling of tribal trust funds, after withdrawing similar claims in Oklahoma federal court earlier this year.