Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe of Indians v. Rogers C. Morton, Secretary of the Interior, appellant: no. 73-2184
1974
Litigation
West Pub. Co.
St. Paul
Case summary: Secretary of the Interior violated his fiduciary obligations to the Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe by failing to minimize diversions from river feeding reservation lake, which resulted in continued diminishment of the lake and its fisheries. However, the tribe was not entitled to award of attorneys' fees.
http://hdl.handle.net/10974/161