Indian Trust Fund Litigation : An Overview of Cobell v. Kempthorne.

Provides background on the history leading up to Cobell v. Kempthorne, a class action lawsuit alleging Department of Interior mismanagement of accounts held in trust for individual Indians; and summarizes issues that have proven difficult for the judiciary to resolve. Describes method used by trial...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors:	Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service, ProQuest (Firm)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2008.
Series:	U.S. Congressional Research.
Subjects:	Judge-made law. Courts. Trusts and trustees. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

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Summary:	Provides background on the history leading up to Cobell v. Kempthorne, a class action lawsuit alleging Department of Interior mismanagement of accounts held in trust for individual Indians; and summarizes issues that have proven difficult for the judiciary to resolve. Describes method used by trial court to determine amount of the restitution, and future options and prospects.
Item Description:	Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Dec. 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC. CRS Report. Electronic resource.
Physical Description:	1 online resource.