Author: Matthew L.M. Fletcher

United Nations CERD Letter to United States re: San Carlos Apache Tribe’s “allegations of religious freedoms violations by the United States”

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here:

FILE_2326.pdfDownload

Prior post here.

D.C. Circuit Rejects Kialegee Tribal Town Appeal

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here is the order in Kialegee Tribal Town v. Dept. of the Interior:

CADC Judgment.pdfDownload

Briefs here.

California Appellate Court Holds Tribal Health Org is Immune from State Agency Proceedings

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here is the unpublished opinion in United Indian Health Services Inc./Tribal First v. Workers’ Compensation Appeal Board:

A170950.PDFDownload

Blast from the Past: Tom Smithson Letter Describing KBIC Tribal Leader Fred Dakota’s Arrest for Exercising Treaty Rights in 1970

Matthew L.M. Fletcher
Tom Smithson Letter re KBIC Fishing Rights 1970.pdfDownload

Singel Talk to Greater Lansing United Nations Association on May 20, 2025 @ 6:30

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

RSVP here. Zoom Info:

Meeting ID: 884 9472 0042
Passcode: 696746

“Our featured speaker, Wenona Singel, Director of the Indigenous Law & Policy Center and Associate Professor of Law at MSU College of Law, will explore the role of Indigenous communities in global sustainability efforts.”

Judge Tim Connors on “Rights, Relationships, Responsibilities”

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

In the Detroit Legal News, here.

An excerpt:

Over 30 years ago in Michigan, then Supreme Court Chief Justice Michael Cavanagh began a relationship with our Tribal Courts. His initial words were prophetic to our neighbors: “We know we have more to learn from you than you do from us.” And so, it began. We have only scratched the surface of what we can learn. We can learn because there is a need, perhaps a necessity, that we open spaces and places for incorporating other world views and create procedures that nurture values that address areas of conflict in our communities.

Washington Federal Court Declines to Dismiss Enviro Challenge to Jamestown S’Klallam Oyster Farm

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here are the materials in Protect the Peninsula’s Future v. Haaland (W.D. Wash.):

22 Amended Complaint

44 Motion to Dismiss

56 Federal Response

57 Plaintiffs Response

60 Reply

65 DCT Order

Maverick Gaming LLP v. United States Cert Petition

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here:

Maverick Cert PetitionDownload

Questions presented:

Whether Rule 19 requires dismissal of APA suits challenging federal agency action whenever a nonparty who benefited from that action asserts sovereign immunity.

Lower court materials here.

Eighth Circuit Vacates Voting Rights Act Win for Turtle Mountain and Spirit Lake Tribes

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here is the opinion in Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians v. Howe. Here is a related opinion in Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians v. North Dakota Legislative Assembly.

Prior post on the trial proceedings.

Briefs in the main case:

Appellant Brief

Red States Amicus Brief

Appellee Brief

Federal Amicus Brief

Lawyers Committee Amicus Brief

NAACP Amicus Brief

NCAI Amicus Brief

Reply

No goddam justice in this country anymore.

South Dakota Federal Court Rules for Feds in Tribal School Overspending Case

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here are the materials in Lower Brule Sioux Tribe v. Haaland (now Burgum) (D.S.D.):

32 Amended Complaint

63 Federal Motion for Summary J

76 Response

77 Reply

85 DCT Order

Prior post here.