No. 24A1171
Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians v. Michigan, et al.
Tags: fishing-decree inherent-equitable-powers sixth-circuit treaty-of-1836 treaty-rights tribal-sovereignty
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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 Sauer — Solicitor General, Respondent
Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians
Seth P. Waxman — Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP, Petitioner