Author: Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Additional Update on California v. Picayune Rancheria

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Pleadings filed today:

2015 02 10 Decl of GMH ISO Joint Request to Reschedule MSC (1)

2015 02 10 Joint Request to Reschedule MSC-ndh

2015.02.10 [PROPOSED] Order Rescheduling MSC

Live CLE Webinar: Update on State Taxation of Tribal Leased Lands: The New Leasing Regulations | February 25

Matthew L.M. Fletcher
This webinar explore the effect of the new Interior regulations excluding state taxes on business leases in Indian Country. The panel will describe recent changes to the regulations and chart the course of the litigation ongoing in several states over the new regulations. The panel will also discuss strategies being considered to resolve this longstanding state-tribal conflict outside of the ongoing litigation.

Featured Speakers

Wendy S. Pearson, Pearson Law Offices PS, Seattle, WA

Bruce Zimmerman, Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation, Pendleton, OR

Joseph C. Lennihan, Attorney At Law, Santa Fe, NM

Shana Barehand, Tribal Liaison, Washington Department of Revenue, Olympia, WA

For more information and to register click here.

PLEASE NOTE: To receive CLE credit you must be logged into the webinar interface for the ENTIRE program (including the Q&A). Partial credit is not available for this program. Please see the CLE Informaton page for more details

Sprint Communications Sues Oglala Sioux Tribe and Tribal Court over Utility Registration Fees

Matthew L.M. Fletcher1 Comment

Here are the materials in Sprint Communications Co. LP v. Wynne (D. S.D.):

1 Complaint

1-1 Exhibit 1

1-2 Exhibit 2

1-3 Exhibit 3

1-4 Exhibit 4

Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Indian Reservation v. McKenna Cert Petition

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Here:

cert petition

Question presented:

Whether federal courts called upon to enforce Indian treaty protections in tribal challenges to State regulation may enter judgment against the Indian Tribe without considering evidence and entering findings of fact on the Indians’ understanding of the United States’ treaty promises.

Lower court materials here.

Washington COA Affirms Revocation of Colville Resident’s State Tobacco Wholesaler Certification

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here are the materials in Matheson v. State Dept. of Revenue (Wash. App.):

D2 45485-8-II Unpublished Opinion

And the briefs:

454858-Appellant’s Brief

454858-Reply Brief

454858-Respondent’s Brief

Update in California v. Picayune Rancheria

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here are the materials:

58 Reid Council Motion for Order to Show Cause

61 Opposition

63 Reid Council Reply

65 DCT Order Denying Motion

Here are previous materials in this suit.

American Indian Law Review — 2013-14, First Issue

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Archived here:

Articles

The Indian States of America:  Parallel Universes & Overlapping Sovereignty – Joseph William Singer

The Leonard Peltier Case: An Argument in Support of Executive Clemency Based on Norms of International Human Rights – Joseph Ezzo

State v. Jim: A New Era in Washington’s Treatment of the Tribes? – Matthew Deisen

Comments

Bordering on Discrimination: Effects of Immigration Policies/Legislation on Indigenous Peoples in U.S. and Mexico – Sara Daly

Off the Beaten Path? The Ninth Circuit’s Approach to Tribal Courts’ Civil Jurisdiction over Nonmember Defendants – Jacob R. Masters

Climate Change and Its Effect on Indigenous Peoples of the Southwest – Josh Merrill

Special Features

Progress in Self-Determination: Navigating Funding for ISDA Contracts After Salazar v. Ramah Navajo Chapter – Steven L. Mangold

Winner, Best Appellate Brief in the 2013 Native American Law Student Association Moot Court Competition – Zachary Diionno & Sommerset Wong

 

American Indian Law Review — 2013-14, Second Issue

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here:

Vol. 38, No. 2 (2013-2014)

Click any link to view in PDF format

Articles

Room for a (Sacred) View? American Indian Tribes Confront Visual Desecration Caused by Wind Energy Projects – Allison M. Dussias

Federal Indian Law and Tribal Criminal Justice in the Self-Determination Era – Samuel E. Ennis & Caroline P. Mayhew

The Background of the Theory of Discovery – Dieter Dörr

Comment

Sacred Rain Arrow: Honoring the Native American Heritage of the States While Balancing the Citizens’ Constitutional Rights – Amelia Coates

Notes

States Versus Tribes: The Problem of Multiple Taxation of Non-Indian Oil and Gas Leases on Indian Reservations – Erin Marie Erhardt

Busted Pipes: A Review of Tarrant Regional Water District v. Herrmann and the Lack of Direction for Oklahoma and Texas Moving Forward in a Dry Environment – Jordan LePage

Knight v. Thompson: The Eleventh Circuit’s Perpetuation of Historical Practices of Colonization – Randi Dawn Gardner Hardin

Tulalip Office of Civil Legal Aid Staff Attorney

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here: TOCLA Staff Attorney Job Description 2015

The Tulalip Foundation seeks a Staff Attorney to work in the Tulalip Office of Civil Legal Aid (TOCLA).  TOCLA provides legal assistance to low income tribal members facing civil legal issues that affect their safety, family integrity, health, access to public benefits, and education.  TOCLA provides culturally sensitive competent representation in a holistic manner by collaborating with other tribal legal and social services to assist clients in identifying legal and non-legal needs and addressing barriers in accessing services.

 

This is a grant-funded position that ends September 30, 2015, with the possibility of being extended to December 31, 2015. For further details on the position, please see the attached job description.

 

Applicants should submit a cover letter, current resume, and list of references to Nicole Sieminski, Acting Executive Director, at nsieminski@tulaliptribes-nsn.gov or by mail to 6406 Marine Drive, Tulalip, WA 98271.  For more information, please contact Nicole Sieminski at (360) 716-4517 or (360) 716-4383.

 

Materials need to be received by 4:00pm on February 17, 2015. Materials received after this date and time will not be accepted.

IBIA Decision in Picayune Rancheria Leadership Dispute

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here:

2015 02-09-15 Order Making Decision Effective Picayune-Order-IBIA14-065etc