IBIA Dismisses Second Nooksack IHS Reassumption Appeal

Here:

8-11-17 Nooksack v IHS (IBIA) Order Dismissing Appeal

Huy Letter to US Dept. of State over Treatment of Native Prisoners

Here:

8-15-17 Huy Letter to CERD Re US State Department – Indigenous Prisoners Religious Rights 2017

Montana Law School Indian Law Teaching Job Posting

The Alexander Blewett III School of Law at the University of Montana, the only law school in the state, anticipates hiring one or more full-time, tenured or tenure-track professor(s) beginning in the 2018-2019 academic year to teach Natural Resources/Environmental law courses and direct our Land Use and Natural Resources Clinic and/or to teach Indian law related courses and potentially assist with supervising the Margery Hunter Brown Indian Law Clinic.  The selected candidate may also have the opportunity to teach or assist with other courses related to the candidate’s practice area or expertise. We are committed to integrating theory with practice, making substantial practice experience in the areas to be taught particularly valuable. Situated in the recreational center of Western Montana, the law school has a vibrant faculty, a state-of-the-art facility, and a close connection with our students, the bench, and bar.  Missoula is home to a wide range of renowned writers, artists, musicians and outdoor enthusiasts, in addition to being a wonderful place to raise a family. We encourage applications from and nominations of women, Native Americans, persons of color, persons with disabilities, veterans, and other individuals from groups historically underrepresented in the legal profession.  For more information about the position and to apply, please visit https://umjobs.silkroad.com/.  The chair of the Faculty Appointments Committee, Professor Andrew King-Ries, can be reached at andrew.king-ries@umontana.edu.

Ninth Circuit Briefs in Frank’s Landing Indian Community v. National Indian Gaming Commission

Here:

Opening Brief

nigc brief

reply

Lower court materials here.

Federal Court Orders Indian Prisoner to Add Charging Tribe to Suit in ICRA Habeas Action

Here is the order in Talk v. Southern Ute Detention Center (D.N.M.):

8 DCT Order

Osage Nation Supreme Court Decision in Separation of Powers Issue Redux

Here is the opinion in Standing Bear v. Pratt:

SCO-2016-01 Standing Bear v Pratt Slip Opinion 8-11-17

Prior case here.

False Claims Act Against Afognak Native Corp. and Alutiiq LLC to Proceed

Here are the materials in United States ex rel. Ferris v. Afognak Native Corp. (D. Alaska):

212 Motion to Dismiss

218 Response

224 Reply

295 DCT Order

Complaint here.

Great Plains Lending v. Consumer Financial Protection Board Cert Petition

Here:

Cert Petition

Question presented:

Whether a generally applicable federal statute, which is silent as to its applicability to Indian Tribes, should nevertheless be presumed to apply to Tribes.

Lower court materials here.

 UPDATE: