ID:

112

Date:

2006-12-11

Headline:

Peltier's lawyers seek documents under Freedom of Information Act

Reporter's name:

Pat Milton

Delay/denial:

No

Lawsuit:

No

Fees:

No

Media outlet:

Associated Press

City:

Grand Forks, ND

Summary:

Thirty years after an American Indian activist was convicted of killing two FBI agents on South Dakota's Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, Leonard Peltier's lawyers are trying to convince a federal appeals court that the documents they requested at the time of Peltier's trial should now be released under FOIA.

Keywords:

Leonard Peltier, Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, American Indian Movement, FBI agents, South Dakota

Agencies:

FBI

States:

ND
SD

Categories:

American Indian affairs