Upper Skagit Indian Tribe v. Lundgren Background Materials – Turtle Talk

Upper Skagit Indian Tribe v. Lundgren Background Materials

January 31, 2018March 21, 2018Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Question presented:

Does a court’s exercise of in rem jurisdiction overcome the jurisdictional bar of tribal sovereign immunity when the tribe has not waived immunity and Congress has not unequivocally abrogated it?

Here are the merit stage briefs:

Upper Skagit Brief

United States Brief

NCAI Amicus Brief

Tribal Amicus Brief

Tribal Amicus Brief II

States Amicus Brief in Support of Neither Party

Respondents Brief

Cert stage briefs:

Lower court materials:

Washington SCT Decision

Appellants Brief

Respondents Brief

bethany berger January 31, 2018 / 3:20 pm

There’s also this one from several states: https://sct.narf.org/documents/upper_skagit_v_lundgren/amicus_states.pdf
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