No. 24A1171

Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians v. Michigan, et al.

Lower Court: Sixth Circuit
Docketed: 2025-05-30
Status: Presumed Complete
Type: A
Experienced Counsel
Tags: fishing-decree inherent-equitable-powers sixth-circuit treaty-of-1836 treaty-rights tribal-sovereignty
Latest Conference: N/A
Question Presented (from Petition)

Question not identified.

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether a federal district court may use its inherent equitable powers to approve a negotiated fishing decree that diminishes a tribal nation's treaty-protected rights without full adjudication and over the tribe's express objections

Docket Entries

2025-05-30
Application (24A1171) granted by Justice Kavanaugh extending the time to file until August 10, 2025.
2025-05-28
Application (24A1171) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from June 11, 2025 to August 10, 2025, submitted to Justice Kavanaugh.

Attorneys

Federal Respondents
D. John SauerSolicitor General, Respondent
Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians
Seth P. WaxmanWilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP, Petitioner