Court Documents

The Tribal Supreme Court Project collects court documents for selected 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.

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 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)
• Halvorson v. Hennepin County Children's Services Department (21-1471) 
• 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)