Gorsuch Breaks From Conservatives, Joins Liberals in Majority Opinion
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Supreme Court rules 151-year-old Indian treaty grants hunting rightsThe Supreme Court ruled Monday that an 1868 treaty between with the Crow Indians is still valid and grants tribe members hunting rights on some federal lands, breathing new life into Indian-U.S. relations.
Wyoming had charged Clayvin Herrera, a member of the Crow, with offseason hunting in 2014 after state officials discovered him other tribe members hunting bull elk on the Big Horn National Forest, discarding the bodies and only taking the heads for trophies.
Mr. Herrera argued he was permitted to hunt on the land, citing the treaty which...
From the Center
Supreme Court sides with Native American hunter as Gorsuch joins liberalsThe Supreme Court on Monday sided with a Wyoming hunter charged with off-season hunting, ruling 5-4 that a 150-year-old treaty between a Native American tribe and the United States was still active and protected the man's rights.
Clayvin Herrera was charged in 2014 with off-season hunting, but he argued that an 1868 treaty between the U.S. and the Crow Tribe — of which he is a member — protected his ability to hunt at that time.
Wyoming had argued that the treaty was invalidated when it achieved statehood and lower...
From the Left
Supreme Court Sides With Native American Hunter As Neil Gorsuch Joins Liberal JusticesWASHINGTON, May 20 (Reuters) ― The Supreme Court on Monday ruled in favor of a Native American elk hunter, citing an 1868 treaty between his tribe and the U.S. government as it revived his legal challenge to a conviction for hunting out of season in Bighorn National Forest in Wyoming.
In a 5-4 ruling, the high court sided with Crow Tribe member Clayvin Herrera. It found that the treaty, which gave tribe members hunting rights on “unoccupied” lands, is still in force even though it was signed before Wyoming became...
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