Ninth Circuit Decides Sturgeon Hovercraft Matter on Remand from SCOTUS

Here is the opinion in Sturgeon v. Masica. An excerpt:

John Sturgeon would like to use his hovercraft in a national preserve to reach moose hunting grounds. The State of Alaska is fine with that; the federal government is not. Sturgeon’s case turns on which entity—state or federal—gets to decide the matter. On remand from the Supreme Court, we again conclude that the federal government properly exercised its authority to regulate hovercraft use on the rivers within conservation system units in Alaska.

Briefs:

Alaska Brief

Enviro Groups Brief

Federal Brief

Mentasta Traditional Village et al Brief

Sturgeon Brief

Kansas v. NIGC Cert Petition

Here:

Cert Petition

Question presented:

Whether NIGC legal opinions that determine whether Indian lands are eligible for gaming under IGRA are reviewable final agency actions.

Lower court materials here.

The Onion: “‘No Way To Prevent This,’ Says Only Nation Where This Regularly Happens”

Here.

And here.

News Profile on Pebble Mine in Alaska

Here, from Project Earth.

Alabama Supreme Court Rejects Tribal Immunity Defense in Two of Three Cases against Poarch Band Creek

Here are the opinions:

2017.09.29 – Harrison opinion

Briefs:

Harrison Brief

Reply

2017.09.29 – Rape opinion

We posted some briefs on the Rape case here. Additional materials here:

Tribe Brief

Reply

2017.09.29 – Wilkes opinion

Briefs:

Wilkes Brief

Tribe Brief

SCOTUS Asks for Views of Solicitor General in Cougar Den Case; Cert Denied in Petitions involving Poarch Band Creek and Ute Indian Tribe

Here is the order list.

Here are the materials in Washington State Dept. of Licensing v. Cougar Den Inc.

Here are the materials in Hackford v. Utah. He didn’t post Williams v. Poarch Band because it was a pro se petition.

NYTs: “Statue’s Stolen Foot Reflects Divisions Over Symbols of Conquest”

Here.

Pokagon Potawatomi Dessert at PLSI 50th Reunion

Federal Court Holds Shoshone-Bannock Tribes Have Authority to Impose $1.5M Annual Permit Fee on FMC Corp.

Here is the order in FMC Corp. v. Shoshone-Bannock Tribes (D. Idaho):

64-1 Tribe Motion on Montana 1

65-1 Tribe Motion on Montana 2

66-1 Tribe Motion on Tribal Process

67-2 FMC Motion on Tribal Process

67-3 FMC Motion on Montana 1

67-4 FMC Motion on Montana 2

72 FMC Opposition re Montana 1

73 FMC Opposition re Montana 2

74 FMC Opposition re Tribal Process

75 Tribe Response re Process

76 Tribe Response re Montana 1

77 Tribe Response re Montana 2

80 Tribe Reply re Process

81 Tribe Reply re Montana 1

82 Tribe Reply re Montana 2

83 FMC Reply re Process

84 FMC Reply re Montana 2

85 FMC Reply re Montana 1

95 DCT Order

News coverage here.