Here is “Justices appear divided over Navajo Nation’s water rights.”
Background materials on the case are here.

Here is “Justices appear divided over Navajo Nation’s water rights.”
Background materials on the case are here.
Here are the materials so far in Halverson v. Haaland (D. Mont.):
Here is today’s order list.
The denied petition is Sulgrove v. Spokane Indian Tribe.
Lower court materials here.
Join us Wednesday, April 12th at noon in LAW 101, or on Zoom.
Amy Cordalis, Director/Founder of Ridges to Riffles Indigenous Conservation Group, will give the lecture The Water Remembers: A calling from the Klamath Basin to incorporate indigenous law and knowledge into climate resiliency strategies.
1 CLE credit is pending.
SCOTUSblog preview here.
Merits stage briefs:
Merits Stage Amicus Briefs (supporting Petitioners; there’s a second one but I refuse to give space on my blog to those rancid bigots):
Merits Stage Amicus Briefs (supporting Respondents):
Coalition of Large Tribes Amicus Brief
DigDeep Right to Water Project Amicus Brief
Diné Hataalii Association Amicus Brief
McCool Rosser Wilkins Amicus Brief
Southern Ute and Ute Mountain Ute Amicus Brief
Tribal Nations and Indian Organizations Amicus Brief
Cert Stage Briefs:
Ninth Circuit En Banc Materials
Amended Order + Denial of En Banc Petition
Water District En Banc Petition
Ninth Circuit Panel Materials:
District Court Materials:
Third Amended Complaint materials
340 Utility and State Response
369 Utility and State Response
Here.
NATIVE AMERICAN STUDIES. The Department of American Culture and the program in Native American Studies (NAS) at the University of Michigan invite applications for an open-rank tenured or tenure track position in Native American and/or other U.S.-related Indigenous Studies as part of the Provost’s Anti-Racism Hiring Initiative (ARHI).
We seek qualified scholars in all fields with either disciplinary or interdisciplinary training. The search will consider scholars whose work focuses on Indigeneity, Race, and American Belonging in the United States and those who use comparative and transnational frameworks in relation to the United States. Scholars whose expertise in Native American and Indigenous studies falls within the humanities or humanistic social sciences (including but not limited to gender & sexuality, environmental studies, history, digital studies, museum studies, visual and expressive culture, etc.) are encouraged to apply.
Applicants must demonstrate evidence of excellence in teaching and research. A Ph.D. in a relevant discipline in the arts, humanities, or social sciences is required prior to appointment. This is a university-year appointment with an expected start date of August 26, 2024.
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Application Deadline for full consideration is August 21, 2023, 11:59 p.m., Eastern Standard Time.
Qualified persons should submit preliminary application documents as email attachments to
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Please include the following components (each submitted as a separate PDF file):
Persons whose applications are selected for further review will be individually asked to provide additional documents, including but not limited to: evidence of teaching excellence, a statement of teaching philosophy and experience, a diversity statement, and a statement of current and future research plans.
Confirmation: Upon receipt of your preliminary application you can expect an email acknowledgment with a request and instructions to submit a voluntary survey to the College of Literature, Science, and the Arts.
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Here is the complaint in LeBeau v. United States (D.S.D.):
We posted news coverage here way back when. Ms. Circle Bear was the first federal prisoner to die of COVID in 2020. According to the complaint, she was 8 months pregnant in March 2020 when the government decided to transfer her to a prison in Texas, where she immediately contracted the virus. She gave birth while intubated.
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