Here is the amicus brief in Another Planet Entertainment LLC v. Vigilant Ins. Co. (Cal. S. Ct.):
San Manuel Amicus Brief in Cal. SCT Insurance Case
Author: Matthew L.M. Fletcher
New Scholarship on AI and Indian Country
Adam Crepelle and Ilia Murtazashvili have posted “Artificial Intelligence on Indian Reservations in the United States: Prospects and Challenges” on SSRN. Here is the abstract:
Increases in computing power have contributed to tremendous improvements in Artificial Intelligence (AI). Despite increasing deployment of AI by public, private, and nonprofit organizations, consideration of AI on American Indian reservations remains in its infancy. In this paper, we suggest that consideration of Internet policy on tribal lands should be expanded beyond consideration of barriers to broadband access to include responsible adoption of emergent technologies, including AI. To facilitate such consideration, we consider the prospects and challenge for deployment of AI in public, private, and nonprofit applications on Indian reservations in the United States. Our particular focus is on how specific aspects of reservations offer unique opportunities as well as challenges for deployment of AI. We also argue that an important frontier in the Indigenous Data Sovereignty movement is to develop principles for responsible use of AI on reservations.
Of note, the paper asserts that AI might be especially useful for tribal courts: “Rightly or wrongly, people may have more confidence in AI than tribal judges.” OUCH.
Virginia Federal Court Holds LdF Council Members and Employees Can Be Individually Liable for RICO Damages Arising from Sovereign Lending
Here are the materials in Fitzgerald v. Wildcat (W.D. Va.):
145 Skytrail Motion to Compel Arbitration
147 Skytrail Motion to Dismiss
Early Materials in Law Firm Dispute with Skull Valley Goshute
Here are the materials so far in Sichenzia Ross Ference LLP v. Skull Valley Band of Goshute Indians of Utah (S.D. N.Y.):
Horribly Sad News: Ada Deer Walks On
Here:
Fifth Circuit Remands Civil Rights Suit Against Chitimacha to State Court
Here is the opinion in Spivey v. Chitimacha Tribe of Louisiana.
Briefs here.
Lower court materials here.
Red Cliff Ojibwe to Vote on Whether to Banish Tribal Members
Here is a link to the tribal resolution setting the referendum vote.
Wisconsin Federal Court Dismisses Property Owners Suit against LDF Tribal Officials over Closure of Reservation Road
Here are the new materials in Pollard v. Johnson (W.D. Wis.):
54 Tribe Reply ISO Motion for Injunction
55 Opposition to Motion to Dismiss
58 Reply ISO Motion to Dismiss
Prior briefs here.
ABA SCOTUS Indian Law Cases Webinar (August 29, 2023)
Date: Tuesday, August 29, 2023
Time: 3:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. ET
Format: Free non-CLE Webinar
Sponsor: ABA Section of Civil Rights and Social Justice
The United States Supreme Court decided several Indian law cases this term that touch on fundamental concepts at the core of federal Indian law. This panel, made up, in part, of lawyers who were directly involved in each of these cases on behalf of Indian Tribes, and other lawyers and scholars who will offer a broader perspective, will discuss each of these cases and their impact on broader federal Indian law principles.
Speakers:
- Erin C. Dougherty Lynch – Senior Staff Attorney and Managing Attorney, Native American Rights Fund
- Shay Dvoretzky – Partner, Supreme Court and Appellate Litigation, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP and Affiliates
- Matthew L.M. Fletcher – Harry Burns Hutchins Collegiate Professor of Law, University of Michigan Law School
- Leonard R. Powell – Associate, Jenner & Block
- Pratik A. Shah – Partner, Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP
Moderator:
- Patty Ferguson Bohnee – Director, Indian Legal Clinic, Arizona State University Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law; Attorney, Sacks Tierney
Register HERE: https://americanbar.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_lbFcLRxERZqV6JrqtYYOWw
The Section of Civil Rights and Social Justice is the only ABA membership entity solely dedicated to the advancement of human rights, civil rights, civil liberties, and social justice. We invite you to become involved with critical legal and public policy issues by joining one or more Section committees. You may want to become part of a committee to learn more about developments in a particular issue area. Or you may choose to take a more active role by participating in or organizing specific activities. Whatever your area of interest or specialization, we have a home for you. To get involved, join us here.
UDub 36th Annual Indian Law Conference
Boldt at 50 — Law, Policy and the State of Cascadian Fisheries
Co-sponsored by the Washington Law Review and the UW School of Law Native American Law Center.
Please join us in person at UW Law on September 7 and 8, 2023, for our 36th Annual Indian Law Symposium, hosted and presented by the Native American Law Center. We’ll also be streaming the event live if you are unable to attend on-site.
We’re thrilled to welcome you back for this year’s program, with the theme:
Setting the Stage for Boldt at 50: Law, Policy, and the Current State of Cascadian Fisheries
The program features keynote addresses from Jennifer Quan, Regional Administrator, NOAA Fisheries Pacific Northwest Region, and Robert T. Anderson, Solicitor, Department of the Interior, along with a number of engaging panels featuring expert biologists, attorneys, advocates, and policymakers. The full agenda is available online and we have requested 10.25 CLE credits (including 9.00 Law and Legal Procedure credits and 1.25 Ethics credits) for the entire program.
Looking forward to it — hope you can join us!
Monte Mills & Eric Eberhard
Note: We will be requesting 10.25 CLE credits, including 9.00 Law & Legal and 1.25 Ethics, from the Washington State Bar Association.
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