No. 23A476

Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians, et al. v. North Dakota Legislative Assembly, et al.

Lower Court: Eighth Circuit
Docketed: 2023-11-28
Status: Presumed Complete
Type: A
Tags: circuit-split eighth-circuit legislative-privilege mandamus subpoena-power voting-rights
Latest Conference: N/A
Question Presented (from Petition)

Question not identified.

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether state legislative privilege is an absolute bar to discovery in civil rights litigation involving potential voting rights violations or whether such privilege can be overcome by important federal interests

Docket Entries

2023-11-30
Letter dated November 27, 2023 from counsel for applicant received.
2023-11-28
Application (23A476) granted by Justice Kavanaugh extending the time to file until February 3, 2024.
2023-11-25
Application (23A476) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from December 5, 2023 to February 3, 2024, submitted to Justice Kavanaugh.

Attorneys

Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians, et al.
John Ernest EchohawkNative American Rights Fund, Petitioner