State of South Dakota, et al. v. U.S. Dept. of Interior, et al., No. 11-1745 (8th Cir. 2012)
Annotate this CaseThe State challenged the Secretary's decision to accept four parcels of land within the geographic boundaries of the State into trust for the benefit of the Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate of the Lake Traverse Reservation, a federally recognized Indian tribe. The district court granted summary judgment in favor of the Secretary and the State appealed. The court held that, because the State lacked standing to bring a constitutional due process claim and did not raise any additional arguments on appeal, the State was not entitled to relief. The court dismissed and did not reach the merits.
Court Description: Civil case - Indian law. In an action by the State of South Dakota seeking to prevent the Secretary of the Interior from completing land-into- trust acquisitions, the State lacked standing to bring a constitutional due process claim, and the appeal is dismissed.
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