Sen. Maria Cantwell (D-Washington) spoke in opposition to the nomination of Eric Miller to the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals in a speech on the U.S. Senate floor on February 26, 2019.
"He has spent much of his career fighting against the interests of tribal governments and tribal sovereignty," Cantwell said of Miller, who was nominated for a spot on the appeals court by President Donald Trump.
Miller, an attorney, has represented a slew of clients who undermined tribal rights. Tribes in Washington state, along with the National Congress of American Indians, oppose his nomination.
Despite the concerns, the Senate is expected to approve Miller for a lifetime seat on the 9th Circuit, which hears a significant number of Indian law cases from states in the West.
NCAI Resolution: http://www.ncai.org/news/articles/2018/10/16/national-congress-of-american-indians-and-native-american-rights-fund-oppose-the-nomination-of-eric-miller-to-the-u-s-court-of-appeals-for-the-ninth-circuit
