SCOTUS CVSGs FMC v. Sho-Ban, Denies Cert in Diné CARE v. BIA

Here is today’s order list.

FMC v. Shoshone-Bannock Tribes materials here.

Diné CARE v. BIA materials here.

Stanford Law Review Online Publishes “Indian Lives Matter — Pandemics and Inherent Tribal Powers”

Fletcher’s paper, “Indian Lives Matter — Pandemics and Inherent Tribal Powers,” is now available online (PDF).

Fourth Circuit Briefs in Case Involving Tribal Sovereign Lending of Habematolel Pomo of Upper Lake

Here are the briefs in Hengle v. Treppa:

Appellant Brief

Habematolel Pomo of Upper Lake Consumer Financial Services Regulatory Commission Amicus Brief

NAFOA Amicus Brief

New Mexico Amicus Brief

Hengle Brief

Treppa Reply

Hengle Reply

Oral argument audio.

Lower court materials here.

United States Petitions for Cert in Case Involving Tribal Police Authority to Detain Non-Indians

Here is the cert petition in United States v. Cooley:

Cert Petition

Question presented:

Whether the lower courts erred in suppressing evidence on the theory that a police officer of an Indian tribe lacked authority to temporarily detain and search respondent, a non-Indian, on a public right-of-way within a reservation based on a potential violation of state or federal law.

Lower court materials here.

Update:

NCAI Amicus Brief

NIWRC Amicus Brief

Waiver of Response

NYTs Magazine Profile of Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer

Here is “A Governor on Her Own, With Everything at Stake.”

Jack Abramoff Pleads Guilty to Another Federal Offense

Here.

Here is the criminal information in United States v. Abramoff (N.D. Cal.):

Indictment

ANCs Ruled Eligible for CARES Act Money

Here is the order in Confederated Tribes of the Chehalis Reservation v. Mnuchin (D.D.C.):

97 DCT Order

Materials here.

Interior Dismisses Appeal in Burt Lake Federal Recognition Suit

Here is the motion:

US Motion to Dismiss Appeal

Lower court materials here.

Federal Court Dismisses Tort Action against Snoqualmie Casino

Here are the materials in Cadet v. Snoqualmie Casino (W.D. Wash.):

1-1 Complaint

9 Motion to Dismiss

11 Reply

12 Response

15 Order to Show Cause

16 Tribe Response

18 DCt Order