Former Tribal Members Seek Review Of Disenrollment Rulings

(December 30, 2016, 2:12 PM EST) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Supreme Court should review rulings allowing the disenrollment of 66 members of a California Indian tribe because the actions were barred by res judicata and collateral estoppel and there was no clear and convincing evidence supporting removal from the tribe, the former tribal members argue in a Dec. 19 petition for certiorari (Albert P. Alto, et al. v. Sally Jewell, et al., No. 16-799, U.S. Sup.; 2016 U.S. S. Ct. Briefs LEXIS 4709)....