Federal Court Dismisses Pro Se Attack on Oglala Sioux Tribe (over a traffic ticket)

Here are the materials in Stanko v. Oglala Sioux Tribe (D.S.D.):

8 Motion to Dismiss

9 Response

10 Reply

12 DCT Order

Federal Court Dismisses Pro Se Action against Interior and Stockbridge-Munsee

Here are the materials in Bruette v. Secretary of the Interior (E.D. Wis.):

10 Motion to Dismiss

13 Amended Motion to Dismiss

15 Opposition

16 Reply

17 DCT Order

Schaghticoke Suit against Connecticut to Proceed

Here are the materials in Schagticoke Tribal Nation v. State of Connecticut:

Motion To Dismiss

Opposition_to_MTD

Tribe Motion to Intervene

Trial Court Order

The complaint is here.

26th Annual NNALSA Moot Court Competition: March 2-4, 2018 @ ASU

Here (PDF):

NNALSA Moot Court 091117

National NALSA Moot Court Competition
March 2-4, 2018
Beus Center for Law and Society
111 E. Taylor Street, Phoenix, AZ 85004

Each year, hundreds of law students from across the country take on the challenge of writing and arguing on the most compelling federal Indian law and tribal governance issues. The Native American Law Students Association (NALSA) at Arizona State University (ASU) is proud to partner with the Indian Legal Program at ASU’s Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law and the National Native American Law Student Association (NNALSA) on hosting the 2018 NNALSA Moot Court Competition.

Hosted by: ASU’s Indian Legal Program, Native American Law Students Association, and National NALSA

Registration at: law.asu.edu/nnalsamootcourt

Questions? Contact Sarah Crawford at nnalsa.vicepresident@gmail.com

Tenth Circuit Holds Osage Wind Needs Permit before Digging into Osage Mineral Estate

Here is the opinion in United States v. Osage Wind LLC.

Briefs:

Osage Minerals Council Opening Brief

US Brief

Osage Minerals Council Reply

Lower court materials here.

Federal Court Dismisses Pawnee Effort to Challenge Oil and Gas Leases

Here are the materials in Pawnee Nation of Oklahoma v. Zinke (N.D. Okla.):

19 Motion to Dismiss

20 Opposition

21 Reply

27 DCT Order

Zinke National Monuments Memo to President (Finally)

 

Here is the WaPo article, with a link to the memo.

Memo here:

Interior-Secretary-Ryan-Zinke-s-Report-to-the-President

 

Scholars Amicus Brief in Patchak v. Zinke

Here:

16-498 bsac Fed. Cts. and Indian Law Scholars

Background materials here.

New Scholarship on Sovereign Immunity from Patent Claims

Here is “Shielded by Sovereignty: The Impact for Patentees of Covidien v. University of Florida Research Foundation” by Matt Rizzolo, Samuel L Brenner, Andrew J Sutton, and Michael Gershoni.

Upper Skagit Cert Petition in In Rem Tribal Immunity Matter

Here is the petition in Upper Skagit Indian Tribe v. Lundgren:

Cert Petition

Question presented:

Does a court’s exercise of in rem jurisdiction overcome the jurisdictional bar of tribal sovereign immunity when the tribe has not waived immunity and Congress has not unequivocally abrogated it?

Lower court materials here.

UPDATE:

Cert Opp

Reply