Farmers Lose Challenge In Federal Circuit To BIA’s Voiding Of Reservation Leases

Mealey's (July 25, 2019, 5:41 PM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — A farming couple cannot hold the United States liable for the termination of their leases on Indian land by the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), but they may have a remedy with the BIA through the administrative appeals process, the Federal Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals said July 24 (Vernon Moody, et al. v. United States, No. 18-2227, Fed. Cir., 2019 U.S. App. LEXIS 22038)....