Little Traverse Bay Bands v. Gretchen Whitmer, et al

  1. June 24, 2021

    Full 6th Circ. Won't Revisit Mich. Tribal Reservation Ruling

    The Sixth Circuit has refused the Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians' bid to have the full court rehear a panel's decision that an 1855 federal treaty didn't create a reservation for the tribe in Michigan.

  2. June 08, 2021

    Mich. Tribes Back Full 6th Circ. Review Of Reservation Ruling

    Four Michigan tribes urged the Sixth Circuit on Tuesday to reconsider a panel decision that an 1855 treaty didn't create a reservation for the Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians, saying the ruling departed sharply from the treaty's text and threatens the tribes' sovereignty.

  3. December 01, 2020

    6th Circ. Probes If Mich. Tribe's Treaty Made A Reservation

    Attorneys for Michigan and the Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians sparred Tuesday before a Sixth Circuit panel, with the tribe arguing its 1855 treaty established a reservation that wasn't taken away by Congress, and the state countering that the land was only temporarily set aside and never had reservation status.

  4. October 30, 2020

    McGirt Doesn't Back Tribe's Reservation Claim, 6th Circ. Told

    The state of Michigan and several cities and counties told the Sixth Circuit on Friday that the U.S. Supreme Court's landmark McGirt ruling doesn't support the Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians' bid to overturn a decision that the tribe never had a reservation.

  5. August 27, 2020

    Mich. Municipalities Insist Old Case Blocks Tribe's Claims

    Northern Michigan cities and counties said Wednesday the Sixth Circuit should not dismiss their cross-appeal as the Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians seek to confirm that their reservation exists, arguing that earlier litigation blocks the tribe's claims.

  6. August 05, 2020

    6th Circ. Told McGirt Ruling Backs Mich. Tribe's Reservation

    The Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians has pressed the Sixth Circuit to overturn a ruling that the tribe never had a reservation, saying the U.S. Supreme Court's recent ruling in McGirt supports the Michigan tribe's contention that its reservation was established under a 19th-century treaty.

  7. May 21, 2020

    Mich. Tells 6th Circ. Tribe Never Had A Reservation

    Michigan has urged the Sixth Circuit to uphold a lower court's ruling that the Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians can't get recognition of their reservation boundaries, saying the judge rightly found that an 1855 treaty set aside land for individuals, not a reservation.