Review Not Needed For Cy Pres Ruling In Indian Farmers’ Deal, Class Members Say

Mealey's (February 6, 2018, 2:00 PM EST) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — Two members of a class of Native American farmers forfeited their right to challenge the cy pres provision of a $680 million settlement with the U.S. Department of Agriculture by failing to present their arguments in the trial and appeal courts, so they should not be allowed to proceed with their challenge in the U.S. Supreme Court, respondents to the men’s petitions for certiorari argue in a Jan. 22 brief (Marilyn Keepseagle, et al. v. Sonny Perdue, et al., No. 17-807, Keith Mandan v. Sonny Perdue, et al., No. 17-897, U.S. Sup., 2018 U.S. S. Ct. Briefs LEXIS 279)....