Panel Upholds Judgment Against Utility For Cutting Power To Elderly Tribal Member

Mealey's (March 14, 2022, 1:09 PM EDT) -- SEATTLE — The Crow Tribe in Montana had jurisdiction over an electric cooperative after it disconnected power to an elderly tribal member who lives on tribal trust land in violation of the tribe’s law against terminating electric service during the winter, the Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals ruled March 11 in affirming an award of summary judgment to tribal defendants....