Cert Petition in Big Horn County Electric Cooperative Inc. v. Big Man

Here:

Question presented:

Whether an Indian tribal court has subject-matter jurisdiction to adjudicate a tribally created claim as an “other means” of regulating a nonmember federally funded and federally regulated electric cooperative tasked with providing electrical service to all customers within its service territory, including tribal members on Indian reservations?

Lower court materials here.

Update:

Alabama Federal Court Dismisses Civil Claims against Defense Contractor Owned by Eastern Band Cherokee

Here are the materials in Aquate II v. Myers (N.D. Ala.):

Alaska SCT Briefs on Sovereign Immunity of Alaska Native Consortiums

Here are the materials in Ito v. Copper River Native Association:

Oral argument video here.

Alaska Federal Court Rules in Favor of Southcentral Foundation in Dispute with Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium

Here is the final order in Southcentral Foundation v. Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium (D. Alaska):

Prior post here. Long running case, so case tag here.

Muscogee SCT Decision in Muscogee (Creek) National Council v. Scott

MSU Press Publishes New Work on Tribal Administration

Rebecca M. Webster and Joseph Bauerkemper have published their edited collection “Tribal Administration Handbook: A Guide for Native Nations in the United States.”

Blurb:

A direct response to the needs and ambitions articulated by tribal administrators and leaders, this handbook seeks to serve practitioners, students, researchers, and community members alike. It grew out of an ongoing collaboration among scholars and practitioners from tribal nations, universities, tribal colleges, and nonprofit organizations who are developing practical and teaching resources in the field of tribal administration and governance. Designed as a readable, accessible volume, it focuses on three key areas: tribal management, funding and delivering core services, and sovereign tribes engaging settler governments. While the chapters complement one another by presenting a coherent and unified constellation of voices that illuminates a shared terrain of practical Indigenous governance, each chapter ultimately stands alone to accommodate a variety of needs and interests with specific best practices, quick-reference executive summaries, and practitioner notes to aid lesson applications. This humble collection of remarkable voices initiates a conversation about tribal administration that will hopefully continue to grow in service to Native nations.

D.C. Circuit Briefs in Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation v. Yellen

Here:

Lower court materials here.

California Federal Court Allows Taylorsville Rancheria Recognition Suit to Proceed (again)

Here are the new materials in Tsi Akim Maidu of Taylorsville Rancheria v. Dept. of the Interior (E.D. Cal.):

Northern Cheyenne Tribe Sues Interior over Reservation Policing

Here is the complaint in Northern Cheyenne Tribe v. United States (D. Mont.):

Law & Society Panel on Securing Indigenous Futures

Featuring amazing scholars — Neoshia Roemer, Heather Tanana, Lauren Van Schilfgaarde, and Dean Elizabeth Kronk Warner.