California State Court Dismisses Suit against Blue Lake Tribal Employees under Anti-SLAPP Statute

Here is the order in Acres v. Marston:

Ninth Circuit Briefs in Weaver v. Gregory [section 1983 suit against tribal officials over employment claims by fired tribal police officer]

Here:

Scotts Valley Band Responds to Feds’ Motion for Reconsideration

Here is the pleading in Scotts Valley Band of Pomo Indians v. Dept. of the Interior (D.D.C.):

An excerpt.

Prior post here.

Tribal Court Dismisses Suit by Salmon against the City of Seattle

Here is the order in Sauk-Suiattle Indian Tribe v. City of Seattle (Sauk-Suiattle Tribal Court):

Complaint here.

Native America Calling Show Today β€” The Fate of ICWA

Here.

Each side presented their oral arguments Wednesday to the U.S. Supreme Court for the most serious challenge to the Indian Child Welfare Act in recent memory. The decision in Haaland v. Brackeen will be a major force in the future of ICWA and the scope of tribal sovereignty. Today on Native America Calling, Shawn Spruceanalyzes the legal debate from a Native perspective with Matthew Fletcher (Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians), law professor at the University of Michigan Law School and author of the Turtle Talk blog; independent journalist Suzette Brewer (citizen of the Cherokee Nation); and Dr. Sarah Kastelic (Alutiiq), director of the National Indian Child Welfare Association.

Interior Prevails in Post-McGirt Dispute with Oklahoma over Mining Regulation Jurisdiction

Here is the order in State of Oklahoma v. Dept. of the Interior (W.D. Okla.):

Briefs here.

Fletcher and Khalil on ICWA and Preemption

Posted an earlier draft of this before, but here is the all-but-final version, now available on SSRN here.

Here is β€œPreemption, Commandeering, and the Indian Child Welfare Act,” published in the Wisconsin Law Review.

Texas better do what it’s told.