Petition For Cert Planned On 9th Circuit’s Split Ruling In Tribal Jurisdiction Row

Mealey's (August 4, 2017, 1:17 PM EDT) -- SAN FRANCISCO — The question of whether tribal courts have jurisdiction over an employment dispute involving two public schools located on tribal land is heading to the U.S. Supreme Court, according to an amended Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals opinion filed Aug. 3 and a previous order staying judgment pending resolution of a petition for writ of certiorari (Window Rock Unified School District, et al. v. Ann Reeves, et al., Nos. 13-16278, 13-16259, 9th Cir., 2017 U.S. App. LEXIS 14254)....