Salazar v. Ramah Navajo Chapter
Holding
The federal government must pay in full each tribe"s contract support costs incurred by a tribal contractor under the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act, 25 U.S.C. § 450, even if Congress has failed to appropriate sufficient funds to cover all of the contract support costs owed to all tribal contractors collectively.
Judgment
Affirmed, 5-4, in an opinion by Sonia Sotomayor on Jun 18, 2012. The Chief Justice filed a dissenting opinion, in which Justices Ginsburg, Breyer, and Alito joined.
Merits Briefs for the Petitioners
Merits Briefs for the Respondents
Amicus Briefs in Support of the Respondents
- Brief for the Artic Slope Native Association, LTD”
- Brief for the Chamber of Commerce of the United States and the National Defense Industrial Association”
- Brief for the National Congress of American Indians et al.
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Recommended Citation: Salazar v. Ramah Navajo Chapter, SCOTUSblog, https://www.scotusblog.com/cases/salazar-v-ramah-navajo-chapter/