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September 13, 2002
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Lower
Sioux Court of Appeals to Hear Case at William
Mitchell College of Law
St. Paul—The Lower Sioux Court of Appeals will hear a case
at the William Mitchell College of Law auditorium on Monday, Sept. 23,
beginning at 9:30 a.m.
The event is free and open to the public. Proceedings
will start promptly at 9:30
a.m., and there will be no admittance after that time.
Professional attire is required.
The Tribal Court was established by the governing body of
the Lower Sioux Community and according to the law school publicists,
is one of
11 tribal courts in Minnesota. It
provides court services to tribal members and non-tribal members at the
tribe’s
reservation located near Morton, MN. This
is the first time in more than five years that
a tribal court has held
a court proceeding at William Mitchell College of Law.
Jill Esch, president of the American Indian Law Student
Association at the college, said having the Tribal Court at William
Mitchell is
“a unique opportunity for law students and the public to observe a
court system
that is separate from the federal and state and judicial systems.”
According to Sharon Van Leer at the Multicultural Affairs
Office at William Mitchell, the case being heard is Pulk vs Blue.
Clerk of Court Carrie Blaesener at the Lower Sioux
Tribal
Court in Bloomington responded to Press/ON’s requests for
more
information on the case, by returning our call shortly before press
time and
demanding that all requests for information be made in writing. |
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