Little Traverse Bay Bands v. Gretchen Whitmer, et al

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Case Number:

19-2107

Court:

Appellate - 6th Circuit

Nature of Suit:

3890 Other Statutory Actions

  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. May 18, 2021

    6th Circ. Says 1855 Treaty Didn't Create Reservation For Tribe

    The Sixth Circuit on Tuesday upheld a lower court's judgment that an 1855 treaty did not create a federal Indian reservation for the Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians, finding that it instead created a form of land allotment extending individual land ownership to members of the tribe.