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She asked about standing if a tribe was not under federal jurisdiction.","Justice Kagan noted the statute promotes economic development. She said this depends on understanding how tribes use the land. 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The tribe argues the citizen lacks legal standing to challenge that action.","dek_sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 19, lines 9-35","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2011/11-246.pdf","page_label":"file page 19, lines 9-35"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 29, lines 49-21","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2011/11-246.pdf","page_label":"file page 29, lines 49-21"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 4, lines 19-47","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2011/11-246.pdf","page_label":"file page 4, lines 19-47"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 59, lines 5-17","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2011/11-246.pdf","page_label":"file page 59, lines 5-17"}],"dispositions":[],"latest_court_document_date":"2012-04-24T00:00:00Z","maturity":"official_transcript","official_detail_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcript/2011","official_disposition_urls":[],"official_docket_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/docket/docketfiles/html/public/11-246.html","primary_docket":"11-246","revisions":[{"correction_note":"Rewritten to the concise citizen-facing editorial standard.","created_at":"2026-08-30T22:57:19.914001Z","maturity":"official_transcript","revision_number":1},{"correction_note":"Migrated to the dated official Court activity contract without model use.","created_at":"2026-09-05T03:22:24Z","maturity":"official_transcript","revision_number":2}],"schema_version":"1.1","sections":[{"heading":"What this case is about","paragraphs":["The dispute centers on whether a private citizen can sue the federal government over its decision to place land into tribal trust. The citizen argues the government acted unlawfully. The tribe argues the citizen lacks legal standing to bring this suit."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 19, lines 9-35","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2011/11-246.pdf","page_label":"file page 19, lines 9-35"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 29, lines 49-21","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2011/11-246.pdf","page_label":"file page 29, lines 49-21"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 4, lines 19-47","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2011/11-246.pdf","page_label":"file page 4, lines 19-47"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 59, lines 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It affects tribal sovereignty and federal land management. It defines the scope of judicial review for agency actions."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 19, lines 9-35","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2011/11-246.pdf","page_label":"file page 19, lines 9-35"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 29, lines 49-21","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2011/11-246.pdf","page_label":"file page 29, lines 49-21"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 4, lines 19-47","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2011/11-246.pdf","page_label":"file page 4, lines 19-47"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 59, lines 5-17","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2011/11-246.pdf","page_label":"file page 59, lines 5-17"}]},{"heading":"What happens next","paragraphs":["This article currently covers the argument record. Use the official docket link for later case activity."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 10, lines 11-31","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2011/11-246.pdf","page_label":"file page 10, lines 11-31"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 10, lines 41-49","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2011/11-246.pdf","page_label":"file page 10, lines 41-49"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 4, lines 49-13","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2011/11-246.pdf","page_label":"file page 4, lines 49-13"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 4, lines 7-17","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2011/11-246.pdf","page_label":"file page 4, lines 7-17"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 5, lines 31-33","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2011/11-246.pdf","page_label":"file page 5, lines 31-33"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 5, lines 49-11","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2011/11-246.pdf","page_label":"file page 5, lines 49-11"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 59, lines 5-17","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2011/11-246.pdf","page_label":"file page 59, lines 5-17"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 6, lines 21-3","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2011/11-246.pdf","page_label":"file page 6, lines 21-3"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 7, lines 13-15","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2011/11-246.pdf","page_label":"file page 7, lines 13-15"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 7, lines 29-37","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2011/11-246.pdf","page_label":"file page 7, lines 29-37"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 8, lines 27-49","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2011/11-246.pdf","page_label":"file page 8, lines 27-49"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 8, lines 9-11","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2011/11-246.pdf","page_label":"file page 8, lines 9-11"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 9, lines 13-29","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2011/11-246.pdf","page_label":"file page 9, lines 13-29"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 9, lines 41-49","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2011/11-246.pdf","page_label":"file page 9, lines 41-49"}]}],"slug":"2011-11-246-match-e-be-nash-she-wish-band-of-pottawatomi-indians-v-patchak","term":"2011","title":"Can a private citizen sue to stop the federal government from placing land into tribal trust?","title_sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 19, lines 9-35","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2011/11-246.pdf","page_label":"file page 19, lines 9-35"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 29, lines 49-21","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2011/11-246.pdf","page_label":"file page 29, lines 49-21"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 4, lines 19-47","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2011/11-246.pdf","page_label":"file page 4, lines 19-47"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 59, lines 5-17","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2011/11-246.pdf","page_label":"file page 59, lines 5-17"}],"topics":[],"undated_disposition_date_fallback":null,"updated_at":"2026-09-05T03:22:24Z"}