The Supreme Court ruled that the federal government must reimburse Native American tribes for money they spent on federal programs. The feds had agreed to fully reimburse money tribes spent on programs like law enforcement, environmental protection and agricultural assistance, but Congress capped the amount of money earmarked for that reimbursement. The tribes sued, and the 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Denver said the money must be fully reimbursed.

The Supreme Court, in a 5-4 decision, ruled that the feds must fully reimburse the tribes.

Oh, and check out the majority/dissent split:
Majority opinion written by Sotomayor and joined by Justices Antonin Scalia, Anthony Kennedy, Clarence Thomas and Elena Kagan.

The dissent: Chief Justice John Roberts, and Justices Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Stephen Breyer and Samuel Alito dissented.

Bet you didn’t see that one coming…