Oregon COA Orders New Trial in Treaty Hunting Case
Here is the opinion in State v. Begay (Ore. Ct. App.): Opinion If anyone has the briefs, please send them along.
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William Starna on the Tax Implications of the 1794 Treaty of Canadaigua
William A. Starna has published “The 1794 Treaty of Canandaigua and The Taxation of Native Americans” in Tax Notes Federal: Tax Notes Federal 6-2021
Supreme Court of Canada Affirms Colville Tribal Citizen Treaty Rights
Here is the opinion in R. v. Desautel: Opinion Prior post.
Cert Petition in Seneca Nation Citizen’s Treaty-Based Tax Immunity Claim
Here is the petition in Perkins v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue: Perkins v. Commissioner Cert Petition Question presented: This Court is presented with a question of first impression, as to the taxability of income derived from the sale of sand…
ABA SEER Webinar: “McGirt v. Oklahoma: One Tribe, One Treaty?” — March 31, 3PM
Here. This panel will explore the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in McGirt v. Oklahoma, including how the decision could affect future cases involving tribal rights as well as the ruling’s on-the-ground impacts on environmental regulatory authority within the recently reaffirmed reservation…
Circle of Blue: “Treaty Rights Acknowledged For First Time in Oil Pipeline’s Controversial History”
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Interesting New Scholarship on Cultural Linguistics and Treaty Language
Sammy Matsaw, Dylan Nicely-Hedden, and Barbara A. Cosens have posted “Cultural Linguistics and Treaty Language: A Modernized Approach to Interpreting Treaty Language to Capture the Tribe’s Understanding“, forthcoming in Environmental Law, on SSRN. Here is the abstract: Language is a…
Michigan COA Holds Mackinac Tribe Member May Have Treaty Rights
Here is the opinion in People v. Caswell: Opinion An excerpt: Defendant, Walter Joseph Caswell, is a member of the Mackinac Tribe of Odawa and Ojibwa Indians (the “Mackinac Tribe”). In October 2018, a Department of Natural Resources (DNR) conservation…
Crow Tribe Attempts to Reopen Crow Treaty Rights Suit
Here is the motion in Crow Tribe v. Repsis (D. Wyo.): 70 Crow Tribe Motion An excerpt: But that was not the end of the story. In 2014, Clayvin B. Herrera, a Crow Tribe member, along with other Crow Tribe…
Agreement Documents in Lac Courte Oreilles v. Wisconsin Treaty Rights Matter
Here are the materials in Lac Courte Oreilles Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians v. State of Wisconsin (W.D. Wis.): ECF 421 ECF 421-1 ECF 421-2 ECF 421-3 ECF 421-4
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