Federal Circuit Upholds Dismissal Of Freedmen Descendant’s Suit Against U.S.

Mealey's (April 6, 2022, 11:08 AM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Court of Federal Claims correctly dismissed claims for money damages by a descendant of Cherokee Freedmen for lack of subject matter jurisdiction because failed to cite a source of law that provides “a sufficient basis for jurisdiction,” the Federal Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals ruled April 5 in affirming....