In Michigan v. Bay Mills Indian Community, the Supreme Court upheld the longstanding common law principle that Indian tribes are entitled to the immunity from suit enjoyed by sovereign entities. Nearly all of Indian Country—practitioners, tribal leaders, and legal scholars alike—viewed this case as the opportunity for either an unwinding of or limitation on this significant attribute of tribal governments. Instead, in a 5-4 ruling, the Supreme Court affirmed that general principle. This panel evaluates this landmark decision both from a scholarly standpoint as well as from the view of practitioners.
Business meeting at program conclusion.