'Childish' fight over land-into-trust arguments
Friday, October 24, 2008
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Officials in Rhode Island are still fighting over who will argue
Carcieri
v. Kempthorne on November 3.
Laurence Tribe a leading
U.S. Supreme Court practitioner, said
Theodore B.
Olson, a former Bush administration attorney, should represent the state. He said only "childish and selfish" reasons would prevent Olson from arguing the case.
"The obvious solution is for Ted Olson to argue the case. He’s much more experienced … But if they find that unpalatable, they should flip a coin and grow up," Tribe told The Providence Journal.
Joseph Larisa Jr., the assistant solicitor for Indian Affairs for the town of
Charlestown, still believes he should present the case but he is willing to do a coin toss.
Gov. Donald Carcieri (R) and
Attorney General Patrick Lynch only want Olson to argue.
At issue is whether the
Narragansett
Tribe can acquire land under the
Indian
Reorganization Act even though the tribe wasn't recognized at the time of
the act's passage in 1934. If the tribe can acquire new lands, the state claims
jurisdiction over them.
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Coin toss could decide who takes state case to high court
(The Providence Journal 10/24)
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Supreme Court Documents:
Docket
Sheet |
Questions
Presented |
Order
List
1st Circuit Decisions:
En
Banc (July 20, 2007) |
Panel
(February 9, 2005)
Briefs and Other Documents:
Carcieri
v. Kempthorne (NARF-NCAI Tribal Supreme Court Project
Relevant Laws:
Rhode
Island Indian Claims Settlement Act (US Code)
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