Court Documents

The Tribal Supreme Court Project collects court documents for Indian law cases pending before the U.S. Supreme Court. This page lists the cases before the Court during the October 2022 term. The links below will take you to each case's docket sheet, briefs, and, for select cases, the lower court materials.

Current Term: October 2022 Term

Cert Granted:

• Arizona v. Navajo Nation (21-1484)
• Haaland v. Brackeen (21-376)
• Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians v. Coughlin (22-227)
• Oklahoma v. Sims (21-1102)
  *Granted, Vacated, and Remanded. See GVR Order.

Cert Pending:

• Conference of Presidents of Major Italian American Organizations v. City of Philadelphia (22-1137)
• Halvorson v. Hennepin County Children's Services Department (21-1471)
• Klamath Irrigation District v. United States Bureau of Reclamation (22-1116)
• Martin v. Sandoval County, New Mexico (22-1133)
• Sauk-Suiattle Indian Tribe v. City of Seattle (22-955) 
• Slockish v. Dept. of Transportation (22-321)

Cert Denied:

• Acres v. Marston (21-1480)
• Becker v. Ute Indian Tribe of the Uintah and Ouray Reservation (21-1340)
• Big Horn County Electric Cooperative v. Big Man (22-62)
• Lopez v. Quaempts (21-1544)
• Mill Bay Members Association v. United States (21-1542)
• Oklahoma v. Sam (21-1214)
• Oklahoma v. Wadkins (21-1193)
• Smith v. United States (22-796)
• Sulgrove v. Spokane Indian Tribe (22-655)