Absentee Delaware Tribe of Oklahoma Business Committee et al. v. Weeks et al.

Opinion summary

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The case involved the Absentee Delaware Tribe of Oklahoma, which sought to challenge a distribution plan for funds appropriated by Congress. These funds were intended as compensation for lands taken from them in the 19th century. The tribe argued that they had been unfairly excluded from participating in decisions regarding the allocation and management of these funds. The Supreme Court held that Congress had broad authority over tribal affairs and could determine how such compensatory payments should be distributed among different groups within a tribe or between tribes with shared interests. Ultimately, the Court found no violation of due process rights because Congress's actions were deemed reasonable and not arbitrary.