He was a member of the Indian Claims Commission from April 5, 1947 until November 14, 1949 when he took the oath of office a day later as a United States district judge for the District of Columbia.
In 1951, the tribes brought suit against the United States, through the Indian Claims Commission.
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In 1968, the Indian Claims Commission awarded the Potawatomi $797,508.99, as part of its ruling that the land sold in 1890 had actually been worth $3 an acre.
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Between 1954 and 1963, Lurie worked frequently as a researcher and expert witness for tribal petitioners in cases brought before the U. S. Indian Claims Commission, including Lower Kutenai (Ktunaxa), Lower Kalispe l(Kalispel), Quileute, Sac and Fox Nation, Winnebago (aka Ho-Chunk), Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians, Eastern Potawatomi; after 1963 she appeared as an expert witness in regard to the Wisconsin Chippewa and Menominee in federal courts.