Author: Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Kalispel Sues Interior over Spokane Casino

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here is the complaint in Kalispel Tribe of Indians v. Dept. of Interior (E.D. Wash.):

1 Complaint

California COA Vacates RLUIPA Judgment Favoring Indian Prisoner

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here is the opinion:

In re Rhodes

Federal Court Remands Fracking Earthquake Suit against Oil Companies to State Court; Remand Order Turned on Meaning of “Tribal Lands”

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here are the materials in Adams v. Eagle Road Oil LLC (N.D. Okla.):

12 Cummings Motion to Dismiss

19 Eagle Road Motion to Dismiss

27 Adams Motion to Remand

33 Cummings Opposition to Remand Motion

36 Adams Reply

37 DCT Order Granting Motion to Remand

Elie Mystal on the Chief Justice

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here is “John Roberts, Silent During The Garland Process, Suddenly Worries About Partisanship.”

An excerpt:

When Mitch McConnell decided that black presidents only get to be president for seven years and refused to hold a hearing on Barack Obama’s nominee to the Supreme Court, there was only one man in the country who could have stopped him: Chief Justice John Roberts. Roberts could have spoken up. He could have urged the Senate to perform its Constitutional duty. He could have explained how the Senate’s actions were hurting the Court.

Instead, he said nothing.

“Dakota Access Changed Tribes’ Outlook on Energy Companies, Denver Attorney Says”

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here.

Zinke Memorandum on Off-Rez Fee to Trust Acquisitions

Matthew L.M. Fletcher3 Comments

Here:

doc (doi) – 2017-04-06 – part 151 (aas-ia re handling of ftt acquisitions)

 

 

Federal Court Applies Collateral Estoppel and Dismisses Navajo Challenge to State Court Jurisdiction over Indian Allotment Dispute

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here are the materials in Navajo Nation v. Rael (D.N.M.):

21 Rael Motion for Judgment on Pleadings

24 Navajo Motion for Judgment on Pleadings

28 Rael Response

30 Navajo Response

31 Navajo Reply

34 DCT Order Granting Judge Rael Motion

UPDATE (7/12/17) (reconsideration denied):

36 Motion for Reconsideration

37 District Attorney Response

38 Judge Rael Response

40 Reply

41 DCT Order

Prior post here.

271 Nooksack Disenrollees Allowed to Intervene in Nooksack v. Zinke

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here is the order in Nooksack Indian Tribe v. Zinke (W.D. Wash.):

33 DCT Order Granting Motion to Intervene

Briefs here.

WaPo: “Hunting down runaway slaves: The cruel ads of Andrew Jackson and ‘the master class’”

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

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Michael Blumm on the Treaty Right to a Habitat

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Michael Blumm has published “Indian Treaty Fishing Rights and the Environment: Affirming the Right to Habitat Protection and Restoration” in the Washington Law Review.