Tenth Circuit Rejects Tribal Membership Claim by Alleged Choctaw Freedman Descendant

Here is the opinion in Greene v. Impson.

An excerpt:

The question in this appeal is whether officials from the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) violated Charles Greene’s constitutional rights by failing to provide him an application form to allow descendants of Choctaw Indian Freedman to apply for federal recognition as an Indian.

Briefs:

Greene Appellant Brief

Federal Appellee Brief

Greene Reply Brief