Jessica Tavares, Petitioner v. Gene Whitehouse, et al.

  1. March 26, 2018

    High Court Won't Hear Tribe Exclusion, Bias Settlement Suits

    The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to review two cases involving Native American issues — one challenging a decision backing the United Auburn Indian Community's right to banish a member from tribal land and another involving the U.S. Department of Agriculture's landmark Keepseagle settlement.

  2. March 07, 2018

    Tribe Member Presses Justices To Hear Banishment Case

    A United Auburn Indian Community member again urged the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday to grant her petition challenging a Ninth Circuit decision that backed the tribe's right to banish her, arguing that the fact her banishment was temporary doesn't mean she isn't entitled to a habeas corpus review in federal court.

  3. February 20, 2018

    Calif. Tribe Asks High Court To Spurn Banishment Case

    The United Auburn Indian Community urged the U.S. Supreme Court to reject a petition from a tribe member challenging a Ninth Circuit decision that backed the tribe's right to banish her, saying that the member's 10-year ban from certain tribal lands didn't violate her civil rights.