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Article: U.S. Supreme Court: United States v. Navajo Nation

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April 27, 2009
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Civil Procedure

Sovereign Immunity

BOTTOM LINE: Where Indian tribe sought compensation from Federal Government for breach of fiduciary duties, judgment of the circuit court reversed because claim failed to bypass federal sovereign immunity.

CASE: United States v. Navajo Nation, S. Ct. No. 07-1410 (decided April 6, 2009) (Justices Roberts, Stevens, SCALIA, Kennedy, Souter, Thomas Ginsburg, Breyer & Alito). United States v. Navajo Nation, S. Ct. No. 07-1410.

FACTS: The Navajo Nation has long sought damages under the Indian Tucker Act (ITA) for an asserted breach of fiduciary duty by the Secretary of the Interior in connection with his failure promptly to approve a royalty rate increase under ...

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