Judge dismisses lawsuit over Geronimo's remains

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[JoeProBono]

NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) -- A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit by descendants of the Apache warrior Geronimo, who claimed some of his remains were stolen in 1918 by a Yale University secret society.

The lawsuit was filed last year in Washington by 20 descendants who want to rebury Geronimo near his New Mexico birthplace......

[JoeProBono]

[Mr. K]

"Judge Richard Roberts last month granted a Justice Department motion to dismiss, saying the plaintiffs failed to establish that the government had waived its right not to be sued without its consent."

Huh??

[Feline_AIDS]

Didn’t you hear? Indians are out. Latinos are in. If they’d stolen the bones of Santa Anna, they’d be crucified on capitol hill.

[Constitution Day]

Skull and Bones, huh?

Bush’s Fault!

[smokingfrog]

Did Skull and Bones rob the grave of Geronimo during World War I?

[Feline_AIDS]

That’s exactly what I was thinking. “...saying the plaintiffs failed to establish that the government had waived its right not to be sued without its consent.”

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[whence911]

Would it be possible to run the country without Judges and lawyers? How about a 5 citizen commission chosen from the phonebook to review judge’s rulings. If all five overrule the judge, the decision is reversed and the judge is executed.

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[pnh102]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sovereign_immunity_in_the_United_States

[JoeProBono]

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Gotto play by the posting rules, bro.

[TigersEye]

You didn’t think you could sue city hall did you? Anyone who thinks they will be able to sue a doctor or a hospital after 0bamaCare is in full force is crazy too.

[massgopguy]

It’s called “Sovereign Immunity”

[massgopguy]

It’s called “Sovereign Immunity”

[tanknetter]

I thought that there was a TV commercial for the old Time/Life “Old West” series back in the 1980s that said Geronimo’s remains had been buried deep in a canyon where no white man would ever find them.

Or maybe it was Cochise?

[JoeProBono]

[ansel12]

Geronimo was a Christian, here he is in a top hat driving a car.

[JoeProBono]

[calex59]

I’ve always wondered what trooper he took that carbine off of.

[JoeProBono]

This 1886 photo shows Geronimo (far right) holding at Model 1873 Trapdoor Springfield.