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Onondaga Asks 2nd Circuit to Send Land Rights Lawsuit to Trial
A New York State attorney opposing the Onondaga Nation’s land rights lawsuit told the 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals that the Nation would have to prove that its lands were illegally taken before its lawsuit could go forward. But, in a Catch-22 line of reasoning, she argued against returning the case to a federal district court where the Nation would have the opportunity to prove its claim.
I have a good friend who’s from the Onondaga Nation, which is less than an hour north of where my family lives. I’ll have to find out more about this.
I have a good friend who’s from the Onondaga Nation, which is less than an hour north of where my family lives. I’ll...