[nativestudies-l] NEWS: Narragansett case headed to Supreme Court

[Alyssa Mt. Pleasant]

>From H-Amindian list-serve:

"Supreme rivalries: 3 vie to argue R.I. land case before nationís high court,"
Katie Mulvaney, The Providence Journal, September 6, 2008. Copyright 2008
Full Text available at: http://www.projo.com/ri/charlestown/content/SUPREME_COURT_ARGUMENTS_09-06-08_K7BERUS_v33.3259377.html#

"The fate of 31 acres in Charlestown owned by the Narragansett Indian tribe
will be argued before the U.S. Supreme Court in November, but first a nasty
local dispute must be resolved: Who should represent Rhode Islandís interests
before the nationís highest court?  At play is whether the privilege
should go to
the attorney generalís office, a high-powered lawyer hired by Governor Carcieri,
Charlestownís assistant solicitor on Indian affairs or a combination therein?."

"The fate of 31 acres in Charlestown owned by the Narragansett Indian tribe
will be argued before the U.S. Supreme Court in November, but first a nasty
local dispute must be resolved: Who should represent Rhode Islandís interests
before the nationís highest court?  At play is whether the privilege
should go to
the attorney generalís office, a high-powered lawyer hired by Governor Carcieri,
Charlestownís assistant solicitor on Indian affairs or a combination therein?."