New Regulation, 25 C.F.R. Part 2 — Appeals From Administrative Actions

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Summary:

The Department of the Interior (Department) is finalizing updates to its regulations governing the process for pursuing administrative review of actions by Indian Affairs officials. These updates provide greater specificity and clarity to the Department’s appeals process; and reflect changes in the structure and nomenclature within Indian Affairs.

Maine Law Review Indian Law Symposium Issue

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Articles

Symposium Keynote: “Isolation and Restraint: Maine’s Unique Status Outside Federal Indian Law”
Michael-Corey Francis Hinton

One Nation, Under Fraud: A Remonstrance
Hon. Donna M. Loring, Hon. Eric M. Mehnert, and Joseph G.E. Gousse Esq.

The Dark Matter of Federal Indian Law: The Duty of Protection
Matthew L.M. Fletcher

The Growing List of Reasons to Amend The Maine Indian Jurisdictional Agreement
Nicole Friederichs

Case Notes

Five Times More Likely: Haaland v. Brackeen and What It Could Mean for Maine Tribes
Eloise Melcher

Solemn Vow: Solum’s Originalism, Treaties, and Tribal Sovereignty in Castro-Huerta
Liam T. Sheridan

Split Tenth Circuit Panel Affirms Sanctions Award Against Ute Tribe

Here is the order in Becker v. Ute Indian Tribe.

Lower court materials here.

Job Posting — AUSA (Indian Country) for the Western District of Michigan

Assistant United States Attorney (Indian Country)

Grand Rapids, MI

Closing date: 8/11/2023

The United States Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Michigan is seeking applications for an Assistant U.S. Attorney (Indian Country) in the Criminal Division of the Grand Rapids Office, with occasional travel to its Marquette Office. The AUSA will work with federal, state, local, and tribal law enforcement agencies to investigate and prosecute primarily crimes occurring on property owned by, or held in trust for, Native American Tribes. This is an important position in our District, which has eleven federally-recognized tribes within its borders-together comprising the largest Native American population in any district east of the Mississippi River. The AUSA who fills this role will prosecute a variety of cases, many involving vulnerable victims, including crimes against children and disproportionately affecting Native women. The AUSA may also prosecute other offenses, such as crimes involving firearms and explosives, drug-trafficking offenses, and financial frauds. The AUSA will also provide training and coordination in connection with legal issues affecting tribes in the District.

Link to apply: https://www.usajobs.gov/job/740035200

DOJ Great Lakes Native American Conference @ Four Winds, Sept. 12-13, 2023

Register here.

Tenth Circuit Briefs in Wichita and Affiliated Tribes v. Stitt

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Reply TK

Lower court materials here.

Tenth Circuit Affirms Post-McGirt Federal Conviction Where Jury Might Could Have Acquitted Defendant Under Oklahoma Self-Defense Law

Here is the opinion in United States v. Budder.

Briefs:

Utah Federal Court Allows Employment Claim against Skull Valley Tribal Officials to Proceed

Here are the materials in Skull Valley Health Care LLC v. NorStar Consultants (D. Utah):

City of Tulsa v Hooper Stay Application Materials

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Lower court materials here.