Alaska Federal Court Pushes ANC Takings Claim against US to Trial

Here are the materials in Cully Corp. v. United States (Fed. Cl.):

One wishes this case were about walruses. . . .

United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues — Announcement

The United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues is around the corner, April 26-May 6. Sign up today to join the Implementation Project for a series of online side events to preview the Forum’s agenda and consider applications for tribes in the U.S. https://un-declaration.narf.org/upcoming-webinars-on-the-united-nations/?fbclid=IwAR1oJfN_8n4NNhfBr1J1PseaJcupl34Bk-t7l4AdDdU2rNeD5PvWe2X2III

Snoqualmie v. Washington Cert Petition

Here:

Questions presented:

  1. Whether the federal courts have the constitutional authority to unilaterally abrogate all rights guaranteed to an Indian tribe under a treaty with the United States absent congressional action.
  2. Whether the Ninth Circuit erred by applying issue preclusion to hold that Snoqualmie was not a party to the Treaty even though the Executive Branch expressly recognizes Snoqualmie as a Treaty party.

Lower court materials here.

Amicus briefs in support of the petition:

Bottom Side Briefs in Oklahoma v. Castro-Huerta

Here:

United States Amicus Brief

Five Tribes Amicus Brief

NCAI Amicus Brief

Former US Attys Amicus Brief

Peace Commission Treaty Tribes Amicus Brief

NIWRC Amicus Brief

Scholars Amicus Brief

Topside briefs here.

Choctaw Citizens Sue for Tax Relief under McGirt

Here is the complaint in Meashintubby v. Paulk (E.D. Okla.):

Federal Court Dismisses Effort to Relitigate Tribal Court Child Custody Order, Awards Attorney Fees to Tribal Defendants

Here are the materials in Van Nguyen v. Foley (D. Minn.):

4 Amended Complaint

17 GAL Motion to Dismiss

24 Tribe Motion to Dismiss

32 Response to 17

33 Response to 24

39 GAL Reply

40 Tribe Reply

42 DCT Order Dismissing Complaint

46 Tribe Motion for Attorney Fees

52 Response to 46

70 DCT Order on Attorney Fees

The universal symbol for attorney fees awards.

Arizona SCT Briefs in South Point Energy Center v. Arizona Department of Revenue

Here:

Prior post here.

High Country News

Harvard Law Review on Climate Change and the Third Indian Canon

Here is “Indigenous Interpretations: Invoking the Third Indian Canon to Combat Climate Change,” chapter 2 of Developments in the Law: Climate Change. Chapter 2 begins on page 1568 (page 47 of the pdf).

Harvard Law Review Case Note on Standing Rock Decision

Here.

Case materials here.

Morton County Sheriff’s Department

Indian Law Scholarship Roundup


Taking Stock: Open Questions and Unfinished Business Under VAWA Amendments to the Indian Civil Rights Act

Hastings Law Journal, Vol. 73, No. 2, 2022, Number of pages: 54 Posted: 08 Apr 2022, Accepted Paper Series, Jordan Gross, Alexander Blewett III School of Law at the University of Montana

Akhil Amar’s Unusable Past

Michigan Law Review, Forthcoming, Number of pages: 24 Posted: 07 Apr 2022, Working Paper Series, Gregory Ablavsky, Stanford Law School

Tribal Sovereignty and Economic Efficiency Versus the Courts

Washington Law Review, Forthcoming, Number of pages: 49 Posted: 05 Apr 2022, Working Paper Series, Robert J. Miller, Arizona State University (ASU) – Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law

The Role of Truth-Telling in Indigenous Justice

Forthcoming, 11 Journal of Race, Gender and Ethnicity __, Number of pages: 21 Posted: 04 Apr 2022, Working Paper Series, Sara Ochs, University of Louisville – Louis D. Brandeis School of Law

The World’s Largest Dam Removal Project: The Klamath River Dams

Number of pages: 57 Posted: 23 Mar 2022, Working Paper Series, Michael C. Blumm and Dara Illowsky, Lewis & Clark Law School and Lewis & Clark College, Law School