Federal Circuit Affirms Dismissal Of Tribe Member’s Land And Trust Claims

(September 11, 2023, 10:43 AM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — A member of the Blackfeet Tribe who alleged that the United States violated the Administrative Procedure Act (APA) and breached its trust relationship by not maintaining land subject to a federal conservation program failed to show that the Court of Federal Claims had subject matter jurisdiction over the dispute, a Federal Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel found Sept. 8 in affirming the Claims Court’s order dismissing the case....