Ninth Circuit Holds Environmental Claims re: Exploratory Drilling in Alaska are Moot

Here is the opinion in Native Village of Nuiqsut v. Bureau of Land Management.

Briefs here.

Lower court materials here.

D.C. Circuit Reverses Indirect Costs Judgment that Favored Cook Inlet Tribal Council

Here are the materials in Cook Inlet Tribal Council v. Dotomain:

D.C. Circuit opinion

Federal Brief

Tribe Brief

Reply

Lower court materials here.

Charles Wilkinson Profile [all 3 parts]

From Law Week (Colorado): “Charles Wilkinson, Beloved Longtime CU Law Professor, Marks 50 Years as Leading “Law of the West” Practitioner, Scholar and Teacher”

Part 1

Part 2

Part 3

Indian Law News Coverage (8/23/2021)

Crosscut: “Lummi Nation reimagines foster care for Indigenous families”

This Land podcast, series 2

VOA: “US Lawmaker to Native American Tribes: Give Freedmen Citizenship or Lose Housing Funds”

The Guardian: “Why is the US right suddenly interested in Native American adoption law?”

Law Week (Colorado): “Charles Wilkinson, Beloved Longtime CU Law Professor, Marks 50 Years as Leading “Law of the West” Practitioner, Scholar and Teacher

The Oklahoman: “State files more petitions seeking high court reversal of McGirt”

NBC profile of Little Traverse Odawa boarding schools’ survivors

AAIA Repatriation Conference Registration Open

Registration for the 7th Annual Repatriation Conference is now OPEN! The first 100 registrants will receive a FREE conference t-shirt! Through the support of generous sponsors, the Association is offering Conference scholarships to Tribal Practitioners, Elders and students, and staff from smaller museums. Be sure to apply as soon as possible! Scholarships are only available as long as funding is available. Repatriation Conference scholarships will pay for the total amount of the recipient’s registration fee, which will allow full access to the Conference portal, including access to recorded content after the Conference is over for 3 months. 

To access registration, visit our webpage here: Conference Registration – Association on American Indian Affairs (indian-affairs.org)

To apply for a scholarship, please visit our webpage here: Conference Scholarships – Association on American Indian Affairs (indian-affairs.org)

State of Oklahoma v. Kepler Cert Petition [Request to Overrule McGirt]

Here:

Cert Petition

Question presented:

Whether McGirt v. Oklahoma, 140 S. Ct. 2452 (2020), should be overruled.

Lower court materials (Kepler v. State):

Order

State Brief

Kepler Notice

Clay v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue [Federal Taxes on Gaming Per Capita Payments]

Here:

Cert Petition

Question presented:

The question presented is: Whether the clear language of Title 25 of the Code of Federal Regulations, and the exclusive authority over federally recognized Indian Tribes granted to the Secretary of Interior under 25 U.S.C. § 2, controls the determination of how the Miccosukee Tribe compensates its members for the use of their lands, to the exclusion of any other federal agency, including the Internal Revenue Service.

Lower court materials here.

Mashantucket Pequot Suit over Pandemic Losses Severely Limited

Here are the materials in Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation v. Factory Mutual Ins. Co. (Conn. Super. Ct.):

Amended Complaint

Motion to Strike Complaint

Opposition

Reply

Superior Court Order

Leonard Peltier Loses Free Speech Claim over Removal of Paintings from State-Sanctioned Display at the Demand of Law Enforcement

Here are the materials in Peltier v. Sacks (W.D. Wash.):

Prior post here.