The Standing Rock case is only of several religious liberty cases that are
likely to arise where, as Doug says “the political valences are reversed.”
Obviously, there are already questions regarding the religious liberty and
equality rights of Muslims. Also, it isn’t going to be too long before
I appreciate Doug's bringing to our attention this material about RFRA and
the Standing Rock litigation. In addition to the question of the Cheyenne
River Sioux Tribe's interest in the property under Lake Oahe (the Tribe
argues that this presents an important distinction from Lyng, which
involved
The Standing Rock Sioux’s RFRA request for a TRO is here:
https://embed.contagiousmedia.com/embed/sub/item-ol3xgp-38nio?sb=10497046&cb=1486655474&rds=
They claim to own the waters of Lake Oahe, thus distinguishing unsuccessful
religious liberty claims by tribes in Lyng, Navajo Nation, and Snoqua
