Question presented:
Does a court’s exercise of in rem jurisdiction overcome the jurisdictional bar of tribal sovereign immunity when the tribe has not waived immunity and Congress has not unequivocally abrogated it?
Here are the merit stage briefs:
States Amicus Brief in Support of Neither Party
Cert stage briefs:
Lower court materials:
Here is the order list from last Friday.
Here are the cert stage materials in Upper Skagit Indian Tribe v. Lundgren.
Lower court materials here.
Here is the petition in Upper Skagit Indian Tribe v. Lundgren:
Question presented:
Does a court’s exercise of in rem jurisdiction overcome the jurisdictional bar of tribal sovereign immunity when the tribe has not waived immunity and Congress has not unequivocally abrogated it?
Lower court materials here.
UPDATE:
Here is the 5-4 opinion in Lundgren v. Upper Skagit Indian Tribe.
Briefs:
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