Author: Matthew L.M. Fletcher

California COA Opinion in People ex rel. Becerra v. Native Wholesale Supply

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here:

People ex rel Becerra v NWS

Briefs:

Appellant Brief

State Answer Brief

Reply

Recent American Indian Law Scholarship

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

On SSRN:

Owning Geronimo but Not Elmer McCurdy: The Unique Property Status of Native American Remains

Number of pages: 54 Posted: 23 Jun 2019
Working Paper Series
Alix Rogers
Stanford Law School

Perverting History: Rice v. Cayetano’s Erasure of the Fight for Native Hawaiian Self-Determination

Number of pages: 25 Posted: 23 Jun 2019
Working Paper Series
Lisset M. Pino
Yale University, Law School, Students

Environmental Justice and the Possibilities for Environmental Law

Environmental Law (2019), U of Colorado Law Legal Studies Research Paper 
Number of pages: 19 Posted: 21 Jun 2019
Accepted Paper Series
Sarah Krakoff
University of Colorado Law School

Ninth Circuit Briefs in Stand Up for California! v. Dept. of Interior [No. 18-16830]

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here:

Opening Brief

North Fork Brief

Federal Brief

Reply

Lower court materials here.

Update:

CA9 decision

Ninth Circuit Briefs in Club One Casino v. Dept. of Interior [Challenge to IRA Section 5]

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here:

Opening Brief

DOI Answer Brief

Reply

Lower court materials here.

Settlement Materials in Pojoaque Gaming Funds Forfeiture Matter

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here are the materials in United States v. Approximately $10,128,847.42 (D. N.M.):

59-1-settlement-agreement-and-release

59-motion-for-final-judgment

60-final-judgment-and-dismissal

Prisoner Complaint against Nisqually Tribe Dismissed

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here are the materials in Bell v. City of Lacey (W.D. Wash.):

9-complaint.pdf

36-tribe-motion-to-dismiss.pdf

39-response.pdf

40-tribe-reply.pdf

46-dct-order.pdf

LA Times: “Claiming to be Cherokee, contractors with white ancestry got $300 million”

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here.

Ninth Circuit Affirms Rejection of Skokomish U&A Claims to Satsop River, Debates Continuing Jurisdiction, Cites to Hunter Thompson, and Makes a Dull Indian Law Day Interesting

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here is the opinion in United States v. Washington, subproceeding 17-01.

Briefs here.

National Indian Law Library Bulletin (6/25/2019)

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here:

The National Indian Law Library added new content to the Indian Law Bulletins on 6/25/19.

U.S. Supreme Court Bulletin 
http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/sct/2018-2019update.html
The following cases were recently denied review: 
Poarch Band of Creek Indians, et al. v. Wilkes, et al.  (Tribal Tort Claim Liability; Non-Members) 
Bearcomesout v. United States (Double Jeopardy)

State Courts Bulletin 
https://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/state/2019.html
Miccosukee Tribe of Indians of Florida v. Lewis Tein P.L. (Tribal Sovereign Immunity)

Federal Courts Bulletin
https://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/federal/2019.html
Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe v. Ryan Zinke  (Land into Trust; “Under Federal Jurisdiction”)

Law Review & Bar Journal Bulletin (contact us if you need help finding a copy of an article) 
https://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/lawreviews/2019.html

  • Reviewing St. Regis: Unresolved issues at the intersection of tribal sovereign immunity and patent law.
  • No take backs: Presidential authority and public land withdrawals.
  • Dam(n) displacement: compensation, resettlement, and indigeneity. 

News Bulletin
https://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/news/currentnews.html
In the Environment & Energy section, we feature an article about how solar could make WA tribes energy independent.