Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Roger Williams Univ. Law School’s Indian Law Conference: “An Uncomfortable Truth: Indigenous Communities and Law in New England” [afternoon panels]

October 22, 2021October 22, 2021Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Roger Williams Univ. Law School’s Indian Law Conference: “An Uncomfortable Truth: Indigenous Communities and Law in New England” [late morning panels]

October 22, 2021Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Prior post here.

Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals Holds McGirt Extends to Quapaw Reservation

October 22, 2021Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here are the materials in State v. Lawhorn:

Appellant Brief

Appellee Brief

OCCA Opinion

Roger Williams Univ. Law School’s Indian Law Conference: “An Uncomfortable Truth: Indigenous Communities and Law in New England”

October 22, 2021Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Agenda here. Most posts as the day progresses.

Ninth Circuit Briefs in Big Horn County Electric Cooperative v. Big Man

October 22, 2021October 22, 2021Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here:

electric co-op brief.pdf Download

crow tribe brief.pdf Download

big man brief.pdf Download

Lower court materials here.

Fletcher on Systemic Racism and the Dispossession of Indigenous Wealth in the United States

October 20, 2021October 20, 2021Matthew L.M. Fletcher

I developed a short paper for the Federal Reserve Bank’s series on Racism and the Economy, “Systemic Racism and the Dispossession of Indigenous Wealth in the United States,” posted here.

Here is a video of today’s program. April Youpee-Roll was part of the program, too, and provided important commentary on heirship and federal Indian policy.