Turtle Talk

We took a day off yesterday (travel to give a talk to the 2011 PLSI’ers). And in honor of them, New Mexico!

In New Mexico, tribal interests succeed 44 percent of the time.

Here are the cases (including yesterday’s whopper!):

Mendoza v. Tamaya Enterprises, Inc. (2011) — L

Matter of Esther V. (2011) — W

State v. Harrison (2010) — L

Garcia v. Gutierrez (2009) — L

Doe v. Santa Clara Pueblo (2007) — L

State v. Romero (2006) — W

Tempest Recovery Services v. Belone (2003) — W

Gallegos v. Pueblo of Tesuque (2002) — W

State ex rel. Coll v. Johnson (1999) — W

Srader v. Verant (1998) — W

State ex rel. Clark v. Johnson (1995) — L

Blaze Construction v. Dept. of Taxation and Revenue (1994) — L

Jicarilla Apache Tribe v. Rio Arribe County Board of Commissioners (1994) — L

Taxation and Revenue Dept. v. Laguna Industries (1993) — W

Ranch World of New Mexico v. Berry Land & Cattle Co. (1990) — W

Rodey, Dickason, Sloan, Akin & Robb v. Revenue Division (1988) — L

Padilla v. Pueblo of Acoma (1988) — L

Foundation Reserve Ins. Co. v. Garcia (1987) — L

8 wins, 10 losses