Oklahoma Federal Court Dismisses Civil Rights Suit against Muscogee County Sheriff’s Deputies for Wrongful Death on Choctaw Rez

Here are the materials in Barrick v. Kasbaum (E.D. Okla.):

2 Complaint

165 Kasbaum and Lee Motion for Summary J

167 Hannah Motion for Summary J

167-2 Exhibit 2 – CNO District Map

197 Response to 165

203 Response to 167

214 Hannah Reply

217 Kasbaum and Lee Reply

226 Objection to Magistrate Report

227 Kasbaum and Lee Response

228 Hannah Response

231 Reply ISO 226

233 DCt Order

Public Opening of Detroit Institute of Art’s New Exhibit: “Contemporary Anishinaabe Art: A Continuation”

Asiginaak-Negamojig
Screenshot from “Happy Thanksgiving,” short film by Shane McSauby
Artist Jason Quigno (photo by Dr. Richard Church)
Michigan Anishinaabeg

Illinois COA Vacates Foster Care Placement under ICWA for Failure of Trial Court to Seek Testimony of Qualified Expert Witness

Here is the opinion in In re A.M.:

Oregon SCT Affirms State Court Recognition of Tribal Cultural Adoption under Oregon ICWA

Here is the opinion in Dept. of Human Services v. M. G. J.:

Climate Rights Activists Petition to Inter-American Court for Human Rights

Here:

CashCall v. Consumer Financial Protection Board Cert Petition

Here:

Questions presented:

1. Whether a claim for legal restitution triggers the Seventh Amendment right to a jury trial. 2. Whether a litigant may validly waive a constitutional right at a time when binding circuit precedent clearly forecloses any exercise of that right.

Lower court materials here.

Ninth Circuit Briefing in Oak Flat Cases (so far)

Here are the briefs in several consolidated cases [Brown Lopez v. United States, 25-5197; Arizona Mining Reform Coalition v. Rollins, 25-5185; San Carlos Apache Tribe v. United States Forest Service, 25-5189]:

CA9 Stay Order

Arizona Reform Mining Coalition Opening Brief

Lopez Opening Brief

San Carlos Apache Tribe Opening Brief

Tribal Orgs Amicus

Lipan NAC Amicus  

NNALSA Amicus

Sacred Ground Legal Services

COLT Amicus Brief

Religious Freedom Institute Amicus Brief

Roadless Rule Tribal Hub

Here.

From the site:

Federally recognized Tribal governments maintain inherent sovereignty, treaty and reserved rights, and ancestral connections to approximately 44.7 million acres of inventoried roadless areas across 36 states now threatened by the USDA’s proposed rescission of the 2001 Roadless Area Conservation Rule. Tribal Nations’ traditional territories, sacred sites, and subsistence resources within these lands predate the existence of the Forest Service itself. The federal government’s failure to conduct prior consultation violates Executive Order 13175, USDA Departmental Regulation 1350-002, and trust responsibilities.This hub provides Tribal governments with a central source of comprehensive resources, template documents, and strategic tools.

Imagine this without the road.

Oklahoma Federal Court Dismisses Chickasaw Citizen’s Civil Rights Claim against Cops

Here are the materials in Walden v. City of Duncan (W.D. Okla.):

1 Complaint

29 City of Walden MSJ

30 Archer MSJ

47 Opposition to 30

52 Opposition to 29

60 Reply ISO 29

61 Reply ISO 30

76 DCT Order

South Dakota Federal Court Enjoins Plaintiffs in Tribal Court Action to Enforce ERISA

Here are the materials in Metropolitan Life Insurance Co. v. Mundahl (D. S.D.):