Montana Federal Court Declines to Enjoin Montana’s Human Rights Board from Enforcing COVID/Vaccination Laws on Blackfeet

Here are the new materials in Glacier County Regional Port Authority v. Esau (D. Mont.):

16 Second Amended Complaint

20 Glacier County Motion for Preliminary Injunction

25 Montana Human Rights Bureau Response

29 Reply in Support of 20

34 Montana Human Rights Bureau Response to 20

50 Amended Blackfeet Nation Intervenor Complaint

62 Blackfeet Nation Response to 20

67 Montana Dept of Labor and Industry Response to 62

76 DCT Order

Prior post here and here.

Seneca-Cayuga Sues Oklahoma Officials over Reservation Boundaries Post-McGirt

Here is the complaint in Seneca-Cayuga Nation v. Drummond (N.D. Okla.):

Maybe time for some burn barrel protesting.

Update: Here is the complaint in Eastern Shawnee Tribe v. Drummond:

Tenth Circuit Oral Argument Audio in Hooper v. City of Tulsa

Here.

Briefs here.

Teepee incense here:

D.C. Circuit Issues CARES Act Opinion in Shawnee v. Yellen, or is it Miccosukee v. Yellen or Prairie Band Potawatomi v. Yellen?

Here is the opinion in Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation v. Yellen. Long story short, Shawnee settled (I think) so they’re out, Miccosukee is out because their challenge is moot, and Prairie Band gets a remand ‘cuz the gummint’s got some ‘splaining to do. No zhoonya for tribal interests here, though the billables keep coming.

Briefs:

Lower court materials here (I think).

Not sure if this guy is entitled to zhoonya, but if he is, he deserves more than $70.

Ninth Circuit En Banc Oral Argument in Apache Stronghold v. United States

Briefs here.

En banc stage amicus briefs here.

Tenth Circuit Rules in Favor of Jemez Pueblo’s Aboriginal Rights Suit re: Valles Caldera

Here is the opinion in Pueblo of Jemez v. United States.

An excerpt:

In our circuit, both before and after Jemez I, the Jemez Pueblo could lose its established aboriginal title to Banco Bonito only if its title had been extinguished or abandoned. And the district court concluded that neither of those conditions had occurred. So in accordance with longstanding Supreme Court precedent, and by the district court’s findings, the Jemez Pueblo still has aboriginal title to Banco Bonito.

Links to briefs and lower court materials here.

American Indian Justice Conference

Alex Skibine Memorial Today @ Utah Law School

Here.

Join the University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law to celebrate the life of Alex Tallchief Skibine, who was S.J. Quinney Professor of Law at the college. Alex was a much loved member of our community and a renowned scholar in Indian Law.

Fellow Indian Law scholars from around the country will share their reflections on Alex and his impact in the field. There will also be space for attendees to share their memories of Alex.

The speakers will include:
Matthew Fletcher, University of Michigan Law
Carole Goldberg, University of California Los Angeles Law
Robert Miller, Arizona State University Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law
Nell Newton, Wake Forest University Law
Elizabeth Kronk Warner, University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law

Sadly I could not attend and recorded a short statement. Alex will always be one of my favorites. This field will be less fun without him around.