American Indian Law Center — Pre-Law Summer Institute 50th Anniversary Conference and Dinner

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Pre-Law Summer Institute 50th Anniversary Celebration and CLE, September 28-29, 2017 (registration closes September 14)

Evolution of Indian Law CLE Conference Agenda

CLE and Dinner Registration, and hotel information

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State of Arizona/Tucson Unified School District Attack on Mexican Studies Program Violated the Fourteenth Amendment

Here is the opinion in Gonzales v. Douglas (D. Ariz.):

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NYTs coverage here.

Prior posts here.

National Intertribal Tax Alliance Conference (Sept. 12-14, 2017)

Here.

Federal Court Dismisses as Moot Lumbee Member Challenge to BIA Indian Preference Interpretation

Here are the materials in Nakai v. Zinke (D.D.C.):

1 Complaint

8 Answer

13 Motion to Dismiss as Moot

13-2 M-37040 Opinion

14 Response

19 Reply

24 DCT Order

NYTs: “Most American Indian Tribes Opt Out of Federal Death Penalty”

Here.

An excerpt:

Tamera Begay, a Navajo woman, has studied the Mitchell case and agrees the tribe should steer clear of the death penalty. “There’s so much federal jurisdiction, that’s worrisome,” she said.

Apparently We Need a NAGPRA for Indian Lawyers, Too

From In Custodia Legis, here is “Would You Be Interested in Getting (Attorney General) William Wirt’s Head Back?” Rebecca Roberts Brings Us a Tale From the Congressional Cemetery.

BTW, William Wirt represented the Cherokee Nation in Cherokee Nation v. Georgia, and Samuel Worcester in Worcester v. Georgia.

WaPo: “Meet the nation’s most endangered monuments”

Here.

Federal Court Dismisses San Pasqual Band Membership Suits

Here are the materials in Alegre v. Zinke (S.D.Cal.):

20-1 Motion to Dismiss

28-1 Response

33 Reply

43 DCT Order

And here are the materials in the companion case Alegre v. United States (S.D. Cal.):

6 Motion for TRO

16-1 Motion to Dismiss

23 Response

25 Reply

29 DCT Order

Ninth Circuit Affirms Major Crimes Act Manslaughter Conviction

Here is the unpublished opinion in United States v. Bearcomesout.

Federal Magistrate Recommends Rejection of Challenge to Federal & Hualapai Criminal Convictions

Here are the materials so far in Smith v. United States (D. Ariz.):

1 Motion to Vacate

8 Government Response

13 Reply

14 Magistrate Report