Tribal Court Bans Reporting on Enrollment Requirements

A tribal court judge for the Little River Band of Ottawa Indians is barring journalists from reporting on blood quantum and enrollment requirements of the tribe, according to the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press.

 Judge Melissa Pope entered the injunction on February 19 in connection with a libel case against reporter Nancy Kelsey of Reznet and three other defendants. The libel complaint cited Kelsey’s e-mails, which were not part of a published story. Read more about it here.