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Cherokee Nation and Shoshone-Paiute Tribes Opening Brief, dated June 18, 2004 |
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Brief of Amici Curiae the Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America, the National Defense Industrial Association, and the Aerospace Industries Association in Support of the Cherokee Nation and Shoshone-Paiute Tribes, dated June 18, 2004 |
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Brief Amicus Curiae of the National Congress of American Indians Supporting the Cherokee Nation and Shoshone-Paiute Tribes, dated June 18, 2004 |
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Brief of Amicus Curiae Seldovia Village Tribe in Support of Petitioners Cherokee Nation and Shoshone-Paiute Tribes, dated June 18, 2004 |
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Brief of the Tunica-Biloxi Tribe of Louisiana, the Ramah Navajo School Board, Inc., the Ramah Navajo Chapter, and the Oglala Sioux Tribe as Amici Curiae in Support of the Cherokee Nation and the Shoshone-Paiute Tribes |
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Reply Brief for the Cherokee Nation and Shoshone-Paiute Tribes, dated October 8, 2004 |
Supreme Court Petition |
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Petition for a Writ of Certiorari filed by the United States Government in the United States Supreme Court, dated December 11, 2003 |
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Memorandum in Response to Petition filed by the Cherokee Nation in the United States Supreme Court, dated February 11, 2004 |
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Reply Brief for the Petitioner filed by the United States Government in the United States Supreme Court, dated March 8, 2004 |
Supreme Court Orders |
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Excerpts of the Court's March 22, 2004 Order Granting Certiorari and Consolidating Cases |
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Supreme Court Decision, dated March 1, 2005 |
Supreme Court Status |
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On March 1, 2005, the United States Supreme Court held the Indian Health Service liable for underfunding contract support costs owed the Cherokee Nation and Shoshone-Paiute Tribes in Fiscal Years 1994 through 1997. Cherokee Nation, et al. v. Leavitt. |
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In doing so, the Court affirmed the Federal Circuit Court of Appeals decision in Thompson v. Cherokee Nation, 334 F.3d 1075 (Fed.Cir. 2003), and reversed the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals decision in Cherokee Nation and Shoshone-Paiute Tribes v. Thompson, 311 F.3d 1054 (10th Cir. 2002). |