Author: Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Cert Stage Briefs in United States v. Cooley

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here:

Cert Petition

Respondent Brief in Opposition to Petition for a Writ of Certiorari

Cooley Cert Reply

Tenth Circuit Confirms Criminal Convictions in Courts of Indian Offenses are Not Federal Convictions for Double Jeopardy Purposes

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here are the materials in United States v. Denezpi:

CA10 Opinion

Denezpi Opening Brief

US Answer Brief

Reply Brief

DCT Order Denying Motion to Dismiss

D.C. Circuit Briefs in Sault Tribe Mandatory Trust Land Acquisition Dispute

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here are the briefs (so far) in Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians v. Bernhardt:

US Opening Brief

Nottawaseppi Huron Band Potawatomi + Saginaw Chippewa Brief

Detroit Casinos Brief

Sault Tribe Brief

Law Prof Amicus Brief

Detroit Casinos Reply

Joint Tribal Reply

US Reply

Lower court materials here.

Texas Observer: “The Forgotten Children of Texas”

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

An exposé on the Texas foster care system:

Each year, thousands of foster children in Texas are shuffled into little-known “treatment centers” where they are frequently neglected and abused. State officials have largely ignored allegations of wrongdoing and calls for reform.

Here.

HCN: “In the face of #MMIWG, Indigenous women fight back”

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here.

Federal Govt. Brings Cert Petition on CARES Act Funding Eligibility

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here is the petition in Mnuchin v. Confederated Tribes of the Chehalis Reservation:

Mnuchin v Chehalis Cert Petition

Question presented:

Whether Alaska Native regional and village corporations established pursuant to the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act are “Indian Tribe[s]” for purposes of the CARES Act, 42 U.S.C. 801(g)(1).

The Alaska Native Corps petition is here.

Lower court materials here.

Native American Heritage Month Speaker Series

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Register here.

D.C. Circuit Briefs in Shawnee Tribe v. Mnuchin

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here:

Prairie Band Potawatomi Amicus Brief

Miccosukee Amicus Brief

Shawnee Tribe Opening Brief

US Brief

Lower court materials here.

Motions to Dismiss State Prosecutions under McGirt

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

A flurry of motions has come in. Here is the motion to dismiss a criminal complaint on the Cherokee reservation in State of Oklahoma v. Nichols (Tulsa County Dist. Ct.):

Nichols Brief

Here is the motion to dismiss in a case involving a Creek reservation crime where the defendant marked “I” on the racial identity box, State of Oklahoma v. Williams (Tulsa County Dist. Ct.):

Williams Brief

And here is the motion to dismiss in State of Oklahoma v. Shaffer (Tulsa County Dist. Ct.), where the defendant was unenrolled at the time of the crime and is now seeking enrollment at Cherokee:

Shaffer Brief