The Tribal Supreme Court and Rob Saunooke

Rob Saunooke, pictured in the center on the steps of the U.S. Supreme Court, can argue cases in that same court. Yet the tribe's Attorney General Annette Tarnawski is trying to argue that he isn't fit to argue cases in the Tribal Court, and the tribal Supreme Court is actually giving her baseless case credence. Two judges in the lower court based a decision on precedents set by North Carolina courts and ruled that the law passed by Council couldn't apply retroactively to Saunooke.
Rob Saunooke has represented me, and he's represented me well. I have no complaints about his competence nor his professionalism. I congratulate Saunooke on his achievement, even if his representatives in tribal government want to stand in his way.
The actions being taken against Saunooke smack of ex post facto, which is prohibited in the U.S. Constitution. In fact it's even prohibited in Iran's constitution. It should also be prohibited in any tribal consitution or governing document.