Author: Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Federal Court Dismisses Most of Suit by MHA Nation over Spilled Oil on Trust Allotment

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here are the materials (so far) in Danks v. Slawson Exploration Co. (D.N.D.):

9-1 Tribal Court Decision

24 Amended Complaint

35 Slawson Motion to Dismiss

37 Slawson Motion for Summary J

38 Danks Combined Response to 35 and 37

40 Slawson Response

42 DCT Order to Show Cause

43 Danks Response 42

45 Slawson Response to 42

56 DCT Order

SCOTUS Denies Cert in Miccosukee Member’s Challenge to Federal Income Taxes on Per Capita Payments

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here is today’s order list.

Here are the cert stage materials in Clay v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue.

Cayuga Nation (N.Y.) Sues Seneca-Cayuga Nation (Okla.) over Cayuga Brand Smokes

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here is the complaint in Cayuga Nation v. Diebold (W.D. N.Y.):

1 Complaint

NOT the cigarette brand in question . . . .

Sisseton Wahpeton Tribal Citizens Bring Section 1981 Claim against Dollar General

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here is the complaint in German v. Dollar General Corp. (D.S.D.):

1 Complaint

Michigan League of Conservation Voters to Honor Bay Mills Indian Tribal Chair Whitney Gravelle

Matthew L.M. Fletcher
Register here.

Federal Court Certifies Interlocutory Appeal to Address “Law of the Place” Question under Federal Tort Claims Act Claim Brought at Acoma

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here are the materials so far in Ray v. United States (D.N.M.):

1 Complaint

35 Ray Motion for Summary J

37 Response

40 DCT Order

54 DCT Order re Certification of Appeal

Bears Ears News Coverage

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

NPR: “Biden will restore protections for the Bears Ears monument. Trump had downsized it”

NYTs: “Biden to Restore Three National Monuments in Utah and New England”

Outside Magazine: “Biden Restores Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monuments”

New Book by Ezra Rosser on Navajo Nation Land and Economic Development

Matthew L.M. Fletcher
Details here.