Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians v. Howe.

Turtle Mountain and Spirit Lake look to amend voting rights lawsuit

Matthew Campbell

On August 28, 2026, the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians, the Spirit Lake Tribe, and individual Native American plaintiffs in North Dakota moved for leave to file an amended complaint in the U.S. District Court for the District of North Dakota in  Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians v. Howe. This filing follows a May 2026 U.S. Supreme Court decision sending the case back to the lower courts for reconsideration under a new legal standard.

You can see previous posts on this case here.

Supreme Court Sends Voting Rights Case Back to the Eighth Circuit

Matthew Campbell

On May 18, 2026, in Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians v. Howe, the petition for a writ of certiorari to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit was granted, the judgment was vacated, and the case was remanded to the Eighth Circuit in light of Louisiana v. Callais (2026). You can see the order here.

You can see the cert petition here and Eighth Circuit materials here. You can see more about the Supreme Court’s decision in Louisiana v. Callais here and the opinion here.