Jicarilla Apache Tribe v. Supron Energy Corp.

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• “[WJhenever doubt or ambiguity exists in federal statutes or regulations, such doubt is resolved in favor of the tribes.”
• statutes and regulations contain such explicit duties that it is clear Congress intended Secretary to act as trustee in managing leases for the Indians
• it is error to use administrative law analysis without considering role that the Secretary’s position as fiduciary should play in judicial review of his administrative actions
• “[T]he purpose of the Indian Mineral Leasing Act is to ensure that Indian tribes receive the maximum benefit from mineral deposits on their lands, ... and we should construe regulations enacted under this Act in light of this purpose.”

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Other cases named Jicarilla Apache Tribe v. Supron Energy Corp.

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• Jicarilla Apache Tribe v. Supron Energy Corp.
  D. New Mexico· 1979-11-05· cited 9×
• Jicarilla Apache Tribe v. Supron Energy Corp.
  Tenth Circuit· 1986-01-23· cited 7×