D.C. Federal Court Dismisses Crow Allottees Challenge to Water Rights Settlement

Here are the materials in Hill v. Dept. of the Interior (D.D.C.):

14 Amended Complaint

16 Motion to Dismiss

20 AAA Response

23 Reply

25 DCT Order

Modoc Drops Reservation Boundaries Suit

Here is the motion in the now-consolidated case of Eastern Shawnee Tribe v. Drummond (N.D. Okla.):

Prior post here.

Complaints by Eastern Shawnee and Seneca-Cayuga are here.

Tenth Circuit Briefs in Challenge to “Indian Status” of Cherokee Nation Citizen

Here are the briefs in United States v. Laskey:

The Osage Reign of Terror: A Legal Perspective; CLE Seminar 10/24/23 1:00-5:00 pm, CST; 10/27/23 1:00 – 5:00 pm CST ($50 discount offer for “Turtle Talk” subscribers)

The Osage Reign of Terror: A Legal Perspective

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Montana Indian Law Section: ICWA, the Brackeen Decision & MT ICWA Statute — November 1, 2023

Here.

Tentative Agenda

Noon to 1 p.m.: The Impacts of the Brackeen Decision Moving Forward – 

1 to 2 p.m.: How the Brackeen Decision and the Recently Passed Montana ICWA Statute Will Impact Practitioners in Montana. 

Speakers

Professor Matthew Fletcher: Harry Burns Hutchins Collegiate Professor of Law the University of Michigan Law School

Kimberly Cluff: California Tribal Family Coalition

Kelly Driscoll: Montana Office of the State Public Defender, Missoula

April Olson: Rothstein Donatelli, Tempe, Arizona

Ninth Circuit Briefs in Williams & Cochrane v. Rosette

Here:

Prior posts here and here.

Northwestern Shoshone Treaty Suit Prevails against Idaho in Ninth Circuit

Here is the opinion in Northwestern Band of the Shoshone Nation v. Wooten.

Briefs here.

Law.

State and Tribes Prevail over Big Tobacco in Washington COA Decision about Boring Taxes

Here are the materials in State of Washington v. American Tobacco Co. (Wash. Ct. App.):