Crow Tribe Member Says Cert Not Needed For Utility’s Jurisdiction Challenge

Mealey's (November 8, 2022, 11:28 AM EST) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — The question of whether an electricity cooperative is subject to a tribal regulation that bars the termination of residential service during the winter is not appropriate for U.S. Supreme Court review because the co-op has forfeited its chief arguments and there is no circuit split on the issue, a member of the Crow Tribe in Montana who had his power shut off in winter tells the high court in a Nov. 7 response brief filed at the court’s request....