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Supreme Court declines IHS case
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FRIDAY, JUNE 28, 2002 The Supreme Court today denied a request by a fired Indian Health Service to have her position reinstated. Without comment, the Justices let stand a 9th Circuit Court of Appeals decision which ruled that Lois Delong was correctly terminated from her job as a drug abuse counselor. A guilty plea for an incident that occurred 25 years ago lead to her firing. Delong was challenging a federal law that requires employees who work with Indian children to meet certain character standards. Relevant Documents:
Supreme Court Docket Sheet: No. 01-1410 | Department of Justice Brief Related Decisions:
DELONG v DEPT. OF HEALTH & HUMAN SERVS. No 00-3449 (Fed Cir. September 05, 2001)
JOHNSON ET. AL. V. DEPT. OF HEALTH & HUMAN SERVS. (Merit Systems Protection Board August 23, 2000) Related Stories:
Ex-IHS worker challenges firing (6/24)
Dismissal of Indian social worker upheld (9/6)
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