Sixth Circuit Affirms Indian Country Assault Conviction

Here is the opinion in United States v. Verwiebe.

Window Rock Unified School District v. Reeves (Nez) Cert Petition

Here:

Cert Petition 

Question presented:

Whether a tribal court has jurisdiction to adjudicate employment claims by Arizona school district employees against their Arizona school district employer that operates on the Navajo reservation pursuant to a state constitutional mandate to provide a general and uniform public education to all Arizona children.

Lower court materials here.

Update: Arizona Amicus Brief [notably, no other state signed on with Arizona]

Tavares v. Whitehouse Cert Petition (United Auburn Indian Community Banishment)

Here:

Cert Petition

Question presented:

This case presents a question that divides the circuits: Should the “detention” requirement for habeas review under the ICRA be construed “more narrowly than” the “custody” showing required under other federal habeas statutes?

Lower court materials here.

UPDATE (10/27/17): Amicus Brief

Brief in Opposition

Reply

Is Zinke Going to Start a Ideological Purge at Interior?

Here is “Interior secretary: One-third of employees ‘not loyal to the flag’.”

Ethel Branch: “Native tribes deserve respect for work on the Bears Ears Monument”

In The Hill, here.

The Chronicle: “Brown U. and Native American Tribe End Standoff Over Land”

Here.

Competitor Challenge to North Fork Rancheria Casino Continues

Here are the materials in Club One Casino Inc. v. Dept. of Interior (E.D. Cal.):

1 Complaint

22 Motion to Supplement Administrative Record

25 Response

26 Reply

30 DCT Order

Ninth Circuit Briefs in Rabang v. Kelly (Nooksack RICO Matter)

Here:

6 – Defendant-Appellants’ Opening Brief

11 – Plaintiff-Appellees’ Answering Brief

16 Appellants’ Reply Brief

More posts here.

 

Tribal Supreme Court Webinar Today at 2PM Eaastern

Please Join the Tribal Supreme Court Project for the Webinar, “Indian Country, the Supreme Court, and the Long Conference” – Monday, September 25, 2017 at 2:00 p.m. Eastern

On September 25, the United States Supreme Court will hold its “long conference” where the justices consider all of the petitions for certiorari that have gathered during the summer recess. This effort will set much of the docket for the coming term. There are a number of petitions on matters in federal Indian law.

The Tribal Supreme Court Project will hold a webinar on September 25 at 2:00 p.m. (Eastern) to review these pending certiorari petitions and discuss the importance of the certiorari process.

The webinar will:

Provide an overview of how the certiorari process works;

Review both the granted and pending cert cases that affect issues in federal Indian law, with brief discussions by the attorneys representing tribal governments; and

Review the principles of the Tribal Supreme Court Project and discuss how tribes can work together to improve our odds of success before the United States Supreme Court.

You can register: here

You can find a list of all the pending cert petitions: here

For additional information please contact NCAI General Counsel John Dossett at jdossett@ncai.org or NARF Senior Staff Attorney Joel Williams at williams@narf.org.

St. Regis Mohawk Brief in Patent Litigation

Here is the brief in the matter captioned Mylan Pharmaceuticals Inc. v. Allergan Inc.:

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