Schaghticoke seek discovery on appeal judge’s letter to Rell

A letter written by the federal judge who is presiding over the Schaghticoke Tribal Nation’s appeal of the BIA’s unprecedented decision to rescind the tribe’s federal acknowledgement indicates that he intends to uphold the federal agency’s decision, and has taken precautionary measures to avoid a possible future reversal by another court that might “buy” into the tribe’s claim of due process violations.