2003 Sovereign Immunity News Stories


• •Public Hearing Set for Monday on Appeal of Sovereignty Case (Vineyard Gazette) * 12/5

• •Chief Sachem Must Testify in Lawsuit (zwire.com) 11/24

• •States Moving to End Tribes' Tax-Free Sales (NYT) * 9/28

• •Tribal Trump Card? Maybe Not (The Independent) 9/19

• •Native Sovereign Immunity Claimed (Anchorage Daily News) 9/16

• •N.D. Tribes Consider Lawsuit over Unlawful Taxation (Indianz.com) 9/11

• •Court Upholds Intertribal Trade Ruling (Sioux City Journal) 9/09

• •Judge Tosses Case against Indian Casino (Appeal-Democrat) 8/12

• •Another Party in Tribal Case (Vineyard Gazette) 8/05

• •California Rulings Cut Both Ways in Tribal Election Law Cases (San Francisco Gate) 7/24

• •Tribal Faction Can Sue Rival, Court Rules (CTnow) 7/22

• •Before Any Appeal, Tribal Case Judge Will Be Asked to Reconsider Ruling (Vineyard Gazette) 6/24

• •Judge Rules for Tribe in Zoning Dispute, Puts Sovereign Immunity over Local Law (Vineyard Gazette) 6/18

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