NEWS RELEASE
SAULT STE. MARIE
TRIBE OF
CHIPPEWA INDIANS
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Bouschor’s appeal to become candidate denied
SAULT STE. MARIE, MI – (March 7) – The Sault Tribe Court of Appeals issued a ruling today denying former tribal chairman Bernard Bouschor’s appeal on the election committee’s ruling that according to a specific tribal law, Mr. Bouschor and other defendants in an ongoing lawsuit are not eligible to be a candidate for elected office until such litigation has been resolved.