Author: Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Federal Court Dismisses ICRA Takings Claim against Eastern Band Cherokee

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here are the materials in Ledford v. Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians (W.D. N.C.):

14 Amended Complaint

17 Motion to Dismiss

20 Response

21 Reply

23 DCT Order

Connecticut SCT Briefs in Town of Ledyard v. WMS Gaming Inc.

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here:

Town of Ledyard Opening Brief

WMS Gaming Answer Brief

Reply

Update in Cherokee Nations’ Challenge to Catawba Trust Land Acquisition

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here are updated materials in Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians v. Dept. of the Interior (D.D.C.):

41 EBCA Amended Complaint

42 CNO Amended Complaint in Intervention

52 ECBI-CNO Consolidated Motion for Summary Judgment

53 US Motion for Summary Judgment

55 Catawba Motion for Summary Judgment

58 Joint Cherokee Response

62 Federal Reply

63 Catawba Reply

Prior post here.

Michigan Radio Stateside: “Often overlooked Native American voters poised to become powerful voting bloc in Michigan”

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here.

UNLV Law’s Native American Gaming Law and Governance Job Posting

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here.

Crosscut Profile of Justice Raquel Montoya-Lewis

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here.

Tenth Circuit Holds Tribal Corp. is “Indian Tribe” for Purposes of Title VII

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here is the unpublished opinion in Jim v. Shiprock Associated Schools Inc.

Briefs here.

Flash Forward: “Give the Land Back?”

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here. “Today we travel to a future where the US and Canada give stolen land back to tribes & bands.”

https://megaphone.link/FLASH1923053310

ASU Law: NAGPRA Panel on Nov. 16

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

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NAGPRA: 30 Years and Beyond

Monday, Nov. 16

12:00-1:30 p.m. MST

Join us as we commemorate the 30th anniversary of the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA) and explore new opportunities for building on this landmark legislation.

Guest speakers:
– Suzan Harjo (Cheyenne & Hodulgee Muscogee) – Writer/Curator/Policy Advocate/President, Morning Star Institute
– Shannon O’Loughlin (Choctaw) – Executive Director and Attorney, Association on American Indian Affairs
– James Riding In (Pawnee) – Founding Member and Associate Professor, American Indian Studies, Arizona State University

The State Bar of Arizona does not approve or accredit CLE activities for the Mandatory Continuing Legal Education requirement. This activity may qualify for up to 1.0 hour toward your annual CLE requirement for the State Bar of Arizona.

Free webinar and open to the public.

Register for this free webinar at: law.asu.edu/nagpra 

NAGPRA 30 Years and Beyond

Fawn Sharp on What Comes Next after the Election

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

From Crosscut, here is “Now what? Truth and reconciliation.”