January 11, 2023
A Minnesota federal judge has largely ruled in favor of the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe in the tribe's suit claiming two county officials improperly limited its policing power, declaring that the tribe was harmed by their interfering conduct but an injunction is unwarranted.
October 18, 2022
Officials for a Minnesota county have asked a federal judge to supplement their defense in a lawsuit accusing them of interfering with tribal police's authority on Native American reservation land, saying the court lacks sufficient facts to rule on relief for the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe.
July 15, 2022
A Native American tribe in Minnesota has asked a federal judge to keep alive its suit claiming that two Mille Lacs County officials tried wrongly to curb its policing power, saying they may escape individual liability but should still face claims against them in their official capacities.
June 17, 2022
Two county officials in Minnesota asked a federal judge Thursday to release them from a lawsuit filed by the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe over the tribe's police authority, saying the dispute involves no action they took in their personal capacities and should instead focus on their offices.
June 09, 2022
Minnesota is not obligated to defend two county officials whom the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe has sued in federal court, the state Supreme Court ruled Wednesday, saying the officials were not clearly acting on behalf of the state when they took steps to curb the tribe's police powers.
March 04, 2022
A federal judge on Friday ruled that the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe's reservation hasn't been disestablished or diminished since its 1855 creation, handing a crucial win to the tribe in its suit claiming a Minnesota county prevented tribal police officers from carrying out their duties on tribal lands.
September 13, 2021
The Eighth Circuit agreed to let the county of Mille Lacs, Minnesota, end its appeal of a lower court decision after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled this term that tribal police have a certain amount of authority over non-Natives.
March 02, 2021
The federal government has backed a Minnesota tribe seeking to empower its police officers on tribal lands, saying the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe's reservation, established through an 1885 treaty, has never been diminished.
February 09, 2021
Minnesota filed a brief Tuesday supporting the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe's request for partial summary judgment in a tribal police jurisdiction dispute, saying the state believes federal law backs the tribe so the Minnesota federal court should honor a treaty outlining reservation boundaries.
February 02, 2021
The Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe and a Minnesota county traded blows in federal court in a suit dealing with the geographic reach of tribal police authority, arguing over how the U.S. Supreme Court's landmark McGirt decision affects whether the Mille Lacs reservation still exists.