Osage Nation v. Irby
Certiorari Denied
Petition for certiorari denied on June 27, 2011.
Docket No.10-537
Op. Below10th Circuit
Issue
(1) Whether, in determining whether Congress "disestablished an Indian reservation," pursuant to Solem v. Bartlett (1984), courts are limited to the statutory text, legislative history, and views of the Executive Branch or can instead also consider other external indicia; and (2) whether the lower court properly ruled that a Native American tribe's reservation had been "disestablished."
Recommended Citation: Osage Nation v. Irby, SCOTUSblog, https://www.scotusblog.com/cases/osange-nation-v-irby/