Onion: Justice Alito Sent Down to Minors

Here is “Struggling Justice Alito Sent Down To Lower Federal Court.”

Previously, the Court unveiled its spring line: “Supreme Court Debuts New Spaghetti Strap Sun-Robes For Spring.”

NYTs: “Christopher Lee Dies at 93”

Terrible news. One of the great ones.

Here.

New Scholarship on Protecting Indian Women

The University of Pennsylvania Journal of International Law has published “Too Many Gaps, Too Many Fallen Victims: Protecting American Indian Women from Violence on Tribal Lands.”

 

 

Executive Office of US Attorneys Seeks Lawyer for Indian Affairs Position

Here.

The description:

The Attorney-Advisor will serve as the Native American Issues Coordinator and will work under the supervision of the Assistant Director of the IVCC Staff, EOUSA. Duties of the Native American Issues Coordinator include but are not limited to the following:
• Provide advice and assistance to the USAOs on legal and programmatic initiatives relating to Indian Country issues.
• Act as the liaison to the Native American Issues Subcommittee of the Attorney General’s Advisory Committee of United States Attorneys.
• There is an expectation of independence afforded to the staff member, as well as required initiative to develop, manage, and initiate new and major projects in accordance with the significance of the issue, Department priorities, overall expectations, goals and available resources.

• Assignments involve serving as the point of contact on all matters, criminal and civil, pertaining to Native American issues on behalf of EOUSA and the USAOs; providing support to the USAOs; and coordinating and resolving legal issues.

• Draft Congressionally-mandated reports and statements for the record for Congressional hearings relating to issues affecting American Indians and Alaska Natives.

• Draft and assist with the implementation of initiatives and national policy to further the mission of the Department.

• Act as a liaison between the Department of Justice and other federal agencies in matters pertaining to Indian Country.

• Work closely with the Department’s components, including Leadership, to further the Department’s mission in Indian Country. The incumbent will also work with other federal, state, and tribal agencies, and non-governmental organizations. Accordingly, the incumbent must have the ability to work well with others and to handle issues in a professional, diplomatic, and cordial manner.
• There may be occassional travel to districts that have Indian Country.

Federal Court Dismisses ADEA Claim against Tribal Casino

Here are the materials in Boricchio v. Chicken Ranch Casino (E.D. Cal.):

13-1 Motion to Dismiss

18 Opposition

20 Reply

24 DCT Order

Maylinn Smith on Indian Country Justice

Maylinn Smith has published “And justice for all, someday: Indians, Alaska Natives face unique obstacles” in this month’s issue of the Montana Lawyer.

Federal Court Imposes $200K Appeal Bond on Wolfchild Appeal

Here are the relevant materials in Wolfchild v. Redwood County (D. Minn.):

208 Lower Sioux Community Motion for Rule 11 Sanctions

291 DCT Order

Materials on the court’s dismissal of the claim are here.

Fletcher on “A Short History of Indian Law in the Supreme Court”

Here is “A Short History of Indian Law in the Supreme Court,” published in the ABA Human Rights Magazine, May 2015.

I also wrote a short description of the American Law Institute’s restatement project in the same issue of the magazine: “A Federal Indian Law Restatement?”

 

Federal Court Dismisses American Indian Arts and Crafts Act Claim for Lack of Article III Standing

Here are the materials in Native American Arts v. Peter Stone Co. (N.D. Ill.):

250 Peter Stone Motion for Summary J on Standing

267 Peter Stone Motion for Summary J

271-1 Native American Arts Motion for Summary J

279 Native American Arts Response to 250

281 Peter Stone Reply in Support of 250

323 DCT Order

Federal Court Holds Federal Bankruptcy Code Did Not Waive Tribal Immunity under Bay Mills Clear Statement Rule

Here are the materials in Buchwald Capital Advisors, LLC v. Papas (In re Greektown Holdings, LLC):

8 Sault Tribe Brief

10 Buchwald Capital Brief

12 Sault Reply

15 DCT order

This case is on appeal from the bankruptcy court. Here are those materials.