With New Tribal Council Recognized, Judge Dismisses Disenrollment Lawsuit

Mealey's (August 1, 2018, 4:08 PM EDT) -- SEATTLE — A Washington federal judge on July 31 left it to an Indian tribe to decide if its leaders illegally tried to disenroll hundreds of members from the tribe, saying that with the federal government’s recognition of the newly elected tribal council, he no longer has jurisdiction to hear the dispute (Margretty Rabang, et al. v. Robert Kelly, Jr., et al., No. 17-0088, W.D. Wash., 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 128056)....