Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians et al v. Jaeger

  1. May 23, 2023

    Expert Testimony In VRA Suit Is Reliable, ND Tribes Say

    Two tribes in North Dakota are defending the expert testimony they plan to offer at an upcoming bench trial challenging the state's new electoral maps, rebuffing as "misplaced" a series of concerns voiced earlier this month by state Secretary of State Michael Howe.

  2. May 15, 2023

    ND Elections Head Wants To Cut Testimony In Tribes' VRA Suit

    North Dakota's top elections officer is battling to limit testimony at an upcoming bench trial over allegations that the state's electoral maps illegally disadvantage Native American voters, an effort that focuses on excluding certain redistricting and socioeconomic evidence.

  3. April 10, 2023

    Judge Denies ND Official's Quick Win Bid In Tribes' Voting Suit

    A North Dakota federal judge on Monday rejected a quick win bid from the North Dakota secretary of state in a voting rights suit involving two Native American tribes, finding that the facts in dispute are fit for trial and not an early ruling.

  4. January 09, 2023

    ND Official Wants Tribe's Voting Rights Allegations Tossed

    North Dakota Secretary of State Michael Howe denies that legislative redistricting prevented Native American voters from having an equal opportunity to elect their candidates of choice in November's elections, urging a federal judge to toss a supplemental complaint filed by two Native American tribes in the state.

  5. July 07, 2022

    ND Judge Won't Throw Out Tribes' Redistricting Suit

    A North Dakota federal judge on Thursday denied the state's motion to dismiss a suit claiming its new legislative districts dilute Native Americans' voting rights, ruling the tribes' right to seek a remedy is embedded in case law.

  6. May 23, 2022

    Feds Back Tribes' Right To Challenge ND Legislative Districts

    The Biden administration has waded into a redistricting spat in North Dakota, backing the right of two Native American tribes and several of their members to sue the state's top election official over their claims that its new legislative districts illegally dilute Native voting power.

  7. May 16, 2022

    Tribes Say ND Official Can't Dodge Redistricting Suit

    The Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians and the Spirit Lake Tribe have urged a federal judge to reject the North Dakota secretary of state's bid to dismiss their suit claiming the state's new legislative districts illegally dilute Native American voting power, saying they have the firmly established right to bring claims under Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act — notwithstanding Justice Neil Gorsuch's earlier suggestion that the issue is still up in the air.

  8. April 15, 2022

    ND Secretary Of State Wants Tribes' Redistricting Suit Tossed

    North Dakota Secretary of State Alvin Jaeger pushed back Friday on allegations that the state's new legislative districts illegally dilute Native American voting power, saying the Voting Rights Act doesn't allow two tribes and several of their members to sue over that map.

  9. February 08, 2022

    Tribes Sue North Dakota Secretary Over Redistricting

    Two tribes are suing North Dakota Secretary of State Alvin Jaeger over legislative redistricting that they say violates the Voting Rights Act and dilutes the electoral power of tribe members in a racially polarized state.