Upper Skagit Tribe v. Lundgren

Upper Skagit Tribe and neighboring landowners fought over about one acre on the far side of a fence in Washington. On May 21, 2018, the Supreme Court decided the case about whether the neighbors' land-ownership suit could go forward in state court despite the Tribe's sovereign immunity.

The answer affects whether tribes can be sued in state court over land boundaries when they have not agreed to be sued. That matters for tribes, nearby property owners, and anyone trying to settle a disputed property line.

The Supreme Court has finished this docket action. Any remaining boundary or title issues would have to continue, if at all, outside the Supreme Court based on that decision.

The Tribe and neighboring owners disagreed over about one acre across a fence. The Court examined whether the neighbors' ownership case could continue despite tribal immunity.

The outcome affects tribes and adjoining landowners in boundary fights. It also shapes when state courts can hear land-title disputes involving tribal land.

The Supreme Court's docket is finished. Any remaining title or boundary issues would continue, if at all, outside the Supreme Court.