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FLEMING et al v. THE CHEROKEE NATION et al
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May 14, 2019
Prospective Candidate Renews Bid To Halt Cherokee Election
A woman challenging a Cherokee Nation determination that she is ineligible to run for office renewed her fight over the upcoming election on Tuesday after a D.C. federal judge tossed her initial case on procedural grounds the same day.
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April 24, 2019
Would-Be Candidate Pushes To Halt Cherokee Election
A woman challenging a Cherokee Nation determination that she is ineligible to run for office has continued to push a D.C. federal court to grant an injunction preventing the upcoming election, saying opposition to her request from the tribe and federal government is "baseless."
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April 01, 2019
DOI Says No Need To Halt Cherokee Nation Election
The U.S. Department of the Interior has said a woman challenging a Cherokee Nation determination that she is ineligible to run for office has failed to show why an injunction preventing the upcoming election is needed, urging a D.C. federal court to deny the motion.
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August 31, 2018
Cherokee Nation Hit With Suit Over Election Requirements
Descendants of the people once enslaved by the Cherokee Nation hit the tribe with a proposed class action in D.C. federal court, challenging a provision in its constitution requiring that candidates for the position of principal chief have so-called "blood Cherokee" status.