TIMBISHA SHOSHONE TRIBE v. Salazar

How courts have described this case

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• dismissing lawsuit brought by one group on behalf of the tribe after the Executive Branch recognized a different group as the tribe’s governing body
• dismissing lawsuit brought by one group on behalf of the tribe after the 14 Executive Branch recognized a different group as the tribe’s governing body
• ordering dismissal for lack of jurisdiction because the plaintiffs lacked standing to sue on behalf of their Tribe, despite pending litigation that might lead to their recognition as the Tribe’s leadership
• “we owe deference to the judgment of the Executive Branch as to who represents a tribe”
• “‘In reference to [matters of tribal recognition], it is the rule of this court to follow the action of the executive and other political departments of the government, whose more special duty it is to determine such affairs.’” (alteration in original
• “‘In reference to [matters of tribal recognition], it is the rule of this court to follow the action of the executive and other political departments of the government, whose more special duty it is to determine such affairs.’” (alteration in original

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).