San Carlos Apache Tribe v. United States
ELR Citation: 41 ELR 20158 No(s). 2010-5102 (Fed. Cir. Apr 25, 2011)
The Federal Circuit upheld the dismissal of a Native American tribe's Tucker Act claim against the United States for an alleged breach of fiduciary duty relating to water rights in the Gila River. A consent decree establishing water rights among the tribe and landowners along the river was ente...