Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians v. Michigan

SCOTUS Denies Cert in Michigan Treaty Rights and Alaska Subsistence Rights Challenges

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here is the order list.

Case tag for Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians v. Michigan is here.

Case tag for Alaska v. United States is here.

Sault Tribe v. Michigan — Briefs in Opposition to Cert

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here:

Federal Brief in Opposition

Tribal Brief in Opposition

Petition here.

Sault Tribe Seeks Supreme Court Review of Federal Court Approval of Treaty Rights Consent Decree

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here is the petition in Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians v. Michigan:

Cert PetitionDownload

Question presented:

Whether a district court has “inherent equitable power” to enter a coercive “decree” restricting an Indian tribe’s treaty rights without its consent and without satisfying this Court’s well-established standards for injunctive relief.

Lower court materials here.