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Keith Mandan, Petitioner v. Sonny Perdue, Secretary of Agriculture, et al.
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March 26, 2018
High Court Won't Hear Tribe Exclusion, Bias Settlement Suits
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to review two cases involving Native American issues — one challenging a decision backing the United Auburn Indian Community's right to banish a member from tribal land and another involving the U.S. Department of Agriculture's landmark Keepseagle settlement.
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March 07, 2018
Native Class Rep Tells Justices USDA Deal Must Be Fixed
A class representative for Native American farmers and ranchers who reached a $680 million settlement over discrimination claims against the U.S. Department of Agriculture pressed the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday to hear his challenge to a plan to divide unclaimed funds, saying constitutional violations in the deal aren't addressed by the government's decision to block similar plans in future.
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February 28, 2018
Justices Urged To Revisit $380M Split In Native Farmer Deal
A member of a class of Native American farmers and ranchers that reached a $680 million settlement over discrimination claims against the U.S. Department of Agriculture pressed the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday to hear his challenge to a plan to divide unclaimed money, saying those funds must go to those who've made successful claims.
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January 23, 2018
Justices Urged To Spurn Attacks On $380M Native Farmer Deal
A class of Native American farmers and ranchers urged the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday to reject bids to overturn a D.C. Circuit decision that allows the redistribution of $380 million left over from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's landmark Keepseagle settlement of racial discrimination claims, saying the money would benefit class members even though it wouldn't all go directly to successful claimants.