Muscogee (Creek) Nation, et al v. Buford Rollin, et al

  1. October 11, 2024

    11th Circ. Reinstates, Remands Alabama Burial Ground Fight

    An Eleventh Circuit panel on Friday vacated and remanded a lower court's order in a fight between two Alabama tribes over a sacred burial site, saying it failed to review the litigation's sovereign immunity issues on a claim-by-claim basis.

  2. September 25, 2024

    11th Circ. Weighs Sovereignty In Ala. Burial Ground Fight

    An Eleventh Circuit judge on Wednesday described a lower court's ruling in a dispute between two tribes over an ancient Alabama burial site as problematic, arguing that it failed to evaluate sovereign immunity status on a claim-by-claim basis and instead lumped it together, against precedent.

  3. August 22, 2024

    Auburn Wants Out Of 11th Circ. Arguments Over Burial Ground

    Auburn University has asked the Eleventh Circuit to be excused from oral arguments next month in a dispute between two Native American groups over a burial ground where centuries-old human remains were exhumed to make way for construction of a multimillion-dollar casino.

  4. November 17, 2023

    Tribe Says Feds Can't Represent Interest In Grounds Dispute

    The Poarch Band of Creek Indians has told the Eleventh Circuit that the federal government can't best represent its interests in a case over a burial grounds site, saying a lower court correctly found the tribe is a required party but can't be joined due to sovereign immunity.

  5. November 15, 2023

    Tribe Fights DOI's Bid To Redo Ruling In Burial Ground Suit

    The Muscogee (Creek) Nation is fighting the U.S. Department of the Interior's motion for an alternate ruling that would dismiss litigation against any federal defendants in a dispute over a 17th-century burial ground allegedly razed to make way for a multimillion dollar hotel and casino but allow the case against a fellow Alabama tribe to proceed.

  6. September 21, 2023

    DOI Seeks Alternative Ruling in Ala. Burial Grounds Dispute

    The U.S. Department of the Interior is asking the Eleventh Circuit to reconsider an alternative to a lower court's ruling that dismissed it as a defendant in a dispute between two Alabama tribes over a historic burial ground site, saying the case raises complex questions about other sovereigns as parties in challenges to federal actions.

  7. September 20, 2023

    Auburn Tells 11th Circ. It Is Neutral In Burial Grounds Dispute

    Auburn University says it stands ready to cooperate with any possible relief requests should an Eleventh Circuit panel revive a lawsuit between two Alabama tribes over access to a 17th-century burial site where Native remains were removed to make way for a multimillion-dollar hotel and casino.

  8. July 21, 2023

    Ala. Tribe Wants 11th Circ. To Revisit Burial Grounds Suit

    The Muscogee Creek Nation is urging the Eleventh Circuit to revive a suit alleging that another Alabama tribe obtained sacred burial objects from a 17th-century archaeological site under false pretenses, saying sovereign immunity didn't entitle it to access to the site.