Stephen Greetham: “Implementing McGirt Can Provide Tribal Self-Determination”

From Law360, here.

Kekek Stark on Anishinaabe Law

Kekek Jason Stark has published “Anishinaabe Inaakonigewin: Principles for the Intergenerational Preservation of Mino-Bimaadiziwin” in the Montana Law Review. PDF

I cannot recommend this paper enough. It’s exactly the kind of paper I’ve been waiting for — waiting for a very long time. Miigwetch to Professor Stark for this incredible work. The ancestors would be proud.

Ninth Circuit Holds Challenge to Mount Hood Road is Moot Now that Road is Complete

Here is the unpublished opinion in Slockish v. FHA.

Briefs here.

Credit: Becket

Tenth Circuit Dismisses Non-Indian Habeas Petition Inspired by McGirt

Here is the order in Woods v. Nunn:

Unpublished Opinion

Ysleta del Sur Pueblo v. Texas Background Materials

Merits Stage

Petitioner’s Brief

United States Amicus Brief

NIGA Amicus Brief

Alabama-Coushatta Tribe of Texas Amicus Brief

Brief for Respondent

Reply

[Wall art at the Tigua Indian Cultural Center at the Ysleta del Sur Pueblo, which celebrates more than 300 years of tribal history in El Paso, Texas — Library of Congress]

Cert Stage

Ysleta Del Sur Pueblo’s Cert Petition

Brief of Amici Curiae Alabama-Coushatta Tribe of Texas, NCAI, NIGA, and USET in support of Cert Petition

Texas’ Cert Opp

Reply of petitioners Ysleta del Sur Pueblo

Brief amicus curiae of United States in favor of SCOTUS review

Texas’ Supplemental brief

Fifth Circuit

Texas v Ysleta del Sur Pueblo 5th Circuit Opinion

Pueblo Brief

Alabama-Coushatta Tribe Amicus Brief

Texas Brief

Reply

District Court

1 Complaint

9 texas motion for pi

17 tribe response

18 reply

54 tribe supplemental memo re cause of action

59 texas supplemental brief

64 magistrate report

67 tribe objection

68 texas objections

77 dct order

83 Tribe Motion to Dismiss First Amended Complaint

86 Texas Response

87 Answer + Counterclaims

90 Reply

97 Texas Motion to Dismiss Counterclaims

98 Tribe Response

99 Reply

115 DCT Order

121 First Amended Counterclaims

146 Texas Motion for Summary Judgment

147 Texas AG Motion for Summary Judgment

153 Tribe Response to Texas AG

154 Tribe Response to Texas

157 Texas Reply

158 Texas AG Reply

176 DCT Order on MSJ re Counterclaims

183 DCT Order

Denezpi v. United States Background Materials

Merits Stage Materials

National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers Amicus Brief

US Brief

NIWRC & NCAI Amicus Brief

Scholars Amicus Brief

States Amicus Brief

Tribal Governments Amicus Brief

Cert Stage Materials

Cert Petition

Appendix

United States’ Brief in Opposition

Tenth Circuit Materials

United States v Denezpi Tenth Circuit Opinion

Denezpi Opening Brief

US Answer Brief

Reply Brief

District Court Materials

1 Indictment

1-1 Criminal Information Sheet

14 DCT Detention Order

29 Denezpi Motion to Dismiss

29-1 CFR Pleadings

30 US Response

31 Reply

31-1 CFR Court Forms

32 DCT Order Denying Motion to Dismiss on Double Jeopardy Grounds

California COA Affirms Dismissal of State Court Employment Suit against Umatilla

Here is the unpublished opinion in Lopez v. Quaempts:

Opinion

Found just one brief:

Opening Brief

Materials in Tribal Business Partner’s Fraud/RICO Suit against MHA Nation

Here are the materials so far in Bird Industries Inc. v. Three Affiliated Tribes of the Fort Berthold Indian Reservation (D.S.D.):

1 Complaint

10 Amended Complaint

17 Motion to Dismiss

18-8 Arbitration Demand

18-9 AAA Arbitration Dismissal Order

25 Response

26 Reply

29 Surreply

LTBB v. Whitmer Cert Petition

Here:

Cert Petition

Question presented:

Whether the 1855 Treaty of Detroit established a federal reservation for the Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians?

Lower court materials here.

University of Washington 34th Annual Indian Law Symposium: Restatement of the Law of American Indians

Here.

UW Law’s Indian Law Symposium, an annual tradition for 34 years, will be held in two parts for the 2021-2022 academic year.
Part 1 was held on Friday, October 1, 2021 and featured a full set of topics from panelists across the country.

Part 2 will be held on April 21 and 22, 2022 and will focus exclusively on the forthcoming Restatement of The Law of American Indians. The presenters will all be from the group of experts who participated in the drafting of the Restatement. The event will be cosponsored with the Washington Law Review and supported by the American Law Institute.

We will be requesting 13.5 Law & Legal CLE credits total for Part 2 of the 34th Annual Indian Law Symposium.