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MUSCOGEE CREEK INDIAN FREEDMEN BAND, INC. et al v. ZINKE et al
Case Number:
1:18-cv-01705
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May 07, 2019
Slaves' Descendants Must Seek Citizenship With Tribe: Judge
A D.C. federal judge on Monday tossed a suit by descendants of slaves once held by the Muscogee (Creek) Nation alleging discrimination by the tribe, saying they had failed to try all their options to gain tribal citizenship.
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November 06, 2018
DOI, Creek Chief Urge Nix Of Slave Descendants' Bias Suit
The U.S. Department of the Interior and the principal chief of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation have pressed a D.C. federal judge to toss a suit by descendants of slaves once held by the Oklahoma tribe alleging discrimination, with the DOI insisting the plaintiffs' claims come too late and the tribal leader saying the court has no jurisdiction over him.
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October 29, 2018
Slave Descendants Say Tribal Chief Belongs In Bias Suit
Descendants of slaves once held by the Muscogee (Creek) Nation have asked a D.C. federal court to deny a bid by the tribe's principal chief to escape their discrimination suit, saying that the court has jurisdiction over him and that the plaintiffs aren't required to exhaust tribal remedies.
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October 25, 2018
Slave Descendants Say DOI Can't Dodge Discrimination Suit
Descendants of slaves once held by the Muscogee (Creek) Nation have urged a D.C. federal court to reject the U.S. Department of the Interior's bid to throw out their discrimination suit, saying the statute of limitations had not run out on their claims.
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October 09, 2018
Slave Descendants Sued Tribe Over Citizenship Too Late: DOI
The U.S. Department of the Interior has told a D.C. federal court that a discrimination suit filed by descendants of slaves once held by the Muscogee (Creek) Nation cannot be heard because it was filed after the statute of limitations ran out.
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July 23, 2018
Slaves' Descendants Sue Over Denied Tribal Citizenship
A group of descendants of slaves once held by the Muscogee (Creek) Nation sued the leader of the tribe and the U.S. Department of Interior in D.C. federal court Friday, alleging they have discriminated against the descendants by using their African ancestry to deny them tribal citizenship.