Cobell v. Salazar

GPTKB entity

Properties (58)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf court case
gptkbp:appeal gptkb:U.S._Court_of_Appeals
gptkbp:caseOutcome gptkb:Elouise_Cobell
gptkbp:claims gptkb:U.S._government
accounting discrepancies
gptkbp:commissionDate December 7, 2012
gptkbp:court gptkb:Ken_Salazar
gptkb:Elouise_Cobell
public opinion
breach of trust
expert testimony
accountability in government.
systemic failures
trust fund management
transparency in management
gptkbp:decidedBy gptkb:United_States_District_Court
gptkbp:diedIn 2012
gptkbp:discusses fiduciary duty
gptkbp:duration 6 years
gptkbp:filedIn 2006
gptkbp:filedWith gptkb:Washington,_D.C.
the federal government
gptkbp:goal seek accountability
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Cobell v. Salazar
gptkbp:impact Native_American_tribes
gptkbp:includes $1.9 billion for individual claims
$2 billion for land consolidation
future audits
future trust management reforms
gptkbp:involves gptkb:Department_of_the_Interior
legal reforms
financial restitution
legal precedents
class action lawsuit
government trust obligations
historical accounting practices
historical injustices against tribes
historical land trust issues
over 300,000 individual accounts
trust fund beneficiaries
Indian_trust_fund
individual_Indian_money_accounts
gptkbp:is_a_highlight_of government accountability
trust reform
gptkbp:is_supported_by advocacy groups
gptkbp:issuedBy November 24, 2008
gptkbp:landmark tribal_sovereignty
gptkbp:legal_representation plaintiffs' attorneys
gptkbp:legalStatus trust responsibility
gptkbp:outcome $3.4 billion settlement
gptkbp:receives_funding_from compensation
class members
gptkbp:related_to mismanagement of funds
historical injustices
gptkbp:role gptkb:Secretary_of_the_Interior
gptkbp:saw_the_rise_of Indian_trust_fund_issues
gptkbp:significantEvent Native_American_rights
gptkbp:was_a_catalyst_for victory_for_Native_Americans