Tribes’ Privilege Question Goes Unanswered As High Court Deems Suit Moot

(July 3, 2024, 9:11 AM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — An appeal over the scope of the legislative privilege by two Native American tribes was mooted by a trial court ruling in the underlying voter redistricting dispute, the U.S. Supreme Court held in its July 2 order list, in which it granted the tribes’ request to vacate an Eighth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals mandamus petition related to two discovery orders....