D.C. Federal Court Dismisses Eastern Pequot Effort to Move Acknowledgement Petition Forward Faster

Here are the materials in Historical Eastern Pequot Tribe v. Office of Acknowledgment (D.D.C.):

17 Second Amended Complaint

16 Motion to Dismiss

19 Opposition

20 Reply

22 DCT Order

Canadian shit, I know.

SCOTUS Declines to Review Ninth Circuit’s Rule 19/Tribal Immunity Decision

Here is Monday’s order list.

The petition was Klamath Irrigation District v. Bureau of Reclamation: petition and opposition briefs.

Native America Calling Episode about Enforcing ICWA Today @ 1PM Eastern

Here. Description:

A non-Native woman in Alaska refuses to abide by a tribal court order to turn an Alaska Native foster child over to the girl’s family members. It’s a blatant disregard of tribal sovereignty even after a notable re-affirmation of the Indian Child Welfare Act by the U.S. Supreme Court. The woman took custody of the child, named Chanel, at the request of the girl’s father, right before he was convicted of murdering Chanel’s mother during a domestic dispute. We’ll look at that case, as well as efforts to bolster ICWA compliance elsewhere.

Case materials here.

First Circuit Affirms Interior Decision to Acquire Trust Land for Mashpee Wampanoag

Here is the opinion in Littlefield v. Dept. of the Interior.

Briefs and other materials here,

Berkhofer Lecture — Angeline Boulley — November 2, 2023

Tribal Law Journal Symposium on the 200th Anniversary of Johnson v. McIntosh — November 9, 2023

Tenth Circuit Decides Challenge to Indian Status of Cherokee Citizen Victim in Indian Country Crimes Act Case

Here is the opinion in United States v. Walker.

Briefs:

Opening Brief

US Answer

Reply

Texas Federal Court Dismisses Title VII Suit against Alaska Regional Corp.

Here are the materials in Balli v. Akima Global Services LLC (S.D. Tex.):

Sarah Crawford, Reneau J. Longoria and Heather Whiteman Runs Him on 2023’s Major SCOTUS Decisions

Sarah Crawford, Reneau J. Longoria and Heather Whiteman Runs Him have published “Decisions Impacting Indian Country in the 2023 Supreme Court Term” in the Montana Lawyer.

SCOTUS Denies Stay in West Flagler Suit

Here are the materials in West Flagler Associates Ltd. v. Haaland:

Application for Stay

Federal Response

Order Denying Stay + Kavanaugh Statement

Seminole Letter

Lower court materials here.