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Disruption And Impossibility: The Unfortunate Resolution Of The Iroquois Land Claims In Federal Courts, Kathryn Fort Jan 2011

Disruption And Impossibility: The Unfortunate Resolution Of The Iroquois Land Claims In Federal Courts, Kathryn Fort

Kathryn Fort

In less than five years, the federal appellate courts changed the law so drastically to all but end more than thirty years of modern litigation, reversing years of relative fairness at the district court level. These actions required a fundamental shift in the law of equity: the creation of a new equitable defense for governments against Indian land claims. The first part of this article will give a brief history of the New York land claims, focusing on the Oneida Indian Nation and the Cayuga Indian Nation of New York. While the tribes have been fighting the status of this …


This Land Is Your Land, This Land Is My Land: Cayuga Indian Nation Of New York V. Pataki, Katherine E. Germino Jan 2007

This Land Is Your Land, This Land Is My Land: Cayuga Indian Nation Of New York V. Pataki, Katherine E. Germino

Villanova Law Review

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Indian Land Claims: Sherrill And The Impending Legacy Of The Doctine Of Laches, Patrick W. Wandres Jan 2006

Indian Land Claims: Sherrill And The Impending Legacy Of The Doctine Of Laches, Patrick W. Wandres

American Indian Law Review

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Stopping The "Savage Indian" Myth: Dealing With The Doctrine Of Laches In Lanham Act Claims Of Disparagement, Steven R. Latterell Oct 2005

Stopping The "Savage Indian" Myth: Dealing With The Doctrine Of Laches In Lanham Act Claims Of Disparagement, Steven R. Latterell

Indiana Law Journal

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