L.B. vs US court case, Table of Contents:

1. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals (2024)
2. District Court Retrial (2025)

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https://casetext.com/case/lb-v-united-states-1

https://law.justia.com/cases/federal/appellate-courts/ca9/20-35514/20-35514-2021-08-06.html 

https://casetext.com/case/lb-v-united-states

https://www.niwrc.org/news/colt-and-niwrc-stand-lb-ninth-circuit

https://www.aclu.org/legal-document/lb-v-united-states-america-indian-bureau-affairs-amicus-brief  (The original link, seems to have been removed, here’s another to read the full contents: https://web.archive.org/web/20231030000902/https://www.aclu.org/sites/default/files/field_document/211015_aclu-mt_l.b._amicus_brief.pdf)

While the corporate media have turned into the Donald Trump news channels; an actual human rights issue facing Native Americans throughout the country is going on:

Excerpt from NIWRC:

“On Monday, June 3, 2024, the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit will hear the appeal in L.B. v. United States— a case where a Northern Cheyenne victim of a rape committed by a BIA officer is suing the United States under the Federal Tort Claims Act, asking for damages to pay for her pain and suffering caused by the rape. NIWRC and COLT jointly filed an amicus brief in the Ninth Circuit arguing that the United States government should be held liable for the unlawful conduct of its law officer. This Monday morning (at 9:30 am PT), leaders from both the NIWRC and COLT, as well as survivors and Tribal leaders in Oregon, will gather at the footsteps of the federal courthouse in downtown Portland to demand accountability from the federal government.”

 

7/26/2024 update: the decision appears to have been reversed by the 9th Circuit court for now: 

https://www.niwrc.org/news/colt-and-niwrc-lb-victory