And now:[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: sent by Martha ETure via triballaw list Court blocks injunction; state can ticket tribal tags The Associated Press A federal appeals court temporarily blocked a judge's order against the state enforcing its laws against members of the Prairie Band Potawatomi who drive off the reservation with tribal tags. The ruling Wednesday by the 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Denver has no impact on the status of the tribe's lawsuit before U.S. District Judge Dale Saffels. It blocks enforcement of the Saffels' injunction until the appeals court can rule on the merits of that order. Meanwhile, no hearing date has been set on the lawsuit. In September, Saffels issued an order preventing the state from enforcing its vehicle registration laws against Potawatomi members who put tribal plates on their vehicles until the legal issues are resolved. The state appealed that order. "It is the nation's belief that it eventually will prevail on the merits of the issue, regardless of the state's ability to arrest tribal members pending the outcome of the case," said tribal attorney David Prager III. The tribe wants the state to recognize the tags it has issued to members living on the tribe's 121-square-mile reservation in Jackson County. The tribe sued after a member received a ticket for driving on a state highway with a Potawatomi tag. Defendants are Karla Pierce, secretary of revenue; Sheila Walker, director of vehicles for the Department of Revenue; and Col. Don Brownlee, superintendent of the Kansas Highway Patrol. Reprinted under the Fair Use http://www4.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/107.html doctrine of international copyright law. <><<<<<>>>>><><<<<> Tsonkwadiyonrat (We are ONE Spirit) http://www.tdi.net/ishgooda/ <><<<<<>>>>><><<<<>
