Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act Contracts and Thompson V. Cherokee Nation Agency Discretion to Fund Contract Support Costs

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Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Circuit courts.

Courts.

Judge-made law.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Contained In:

ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] [publisher not identified] 2004

Summary:

Provides background on the relationship between the Federal Government and American Indian tribes. Reviews conflicting appeals court decisions in two consolidated cases, Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma volume Thompson and Thompson volume Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma, which examine the responsibility of Federal agencies to fund contract support costs for contracts with Indian tribes under the Indian Self- Determination and Education Assistance Act. Analyzes issues raised by the parties in their briefs submitted to the Supreme Court

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Microfiche version Library of Congress Congressional Research Service Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act Contracts and Thompson V Cherokee Nation

Publisher Number:

CRS-2004-AML-0020

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