Author: Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Updated Federal Court Proceedings in Insurance Company Bid to Avoid Tribal Court Jurisdiction over Denied Theft Claim

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here are new materials in Great American Insurance Co. v. Hughes (S.D. Fla.):

15 Motion for Injunction.pdfDownload
34 Opposition.pdfDownload

Prior post here.

Quechan Wins $8M+ FTCA Judgment for Negligent Destruction of Cultural Property

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here are materials in Quechan Indian Tribe v. United States (S.D. Cal.):

405 Tribe Damages Brief

405-1 Meyer Dec

405-2 Meyer Dec Exh A

405-3 Somerville Dec

Dkt 407 Judgment

Doc 404 Findings Conclusion and Order

Prior post here.

Feds, Suquamish, and Muckleshoot Reach Consent Decree in CERCLA Suit against Polluters of the Duwamish River

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here is the consent decree in United States v. General Recycling of Washington LLC (W.D. Wash.):

Consent Decree.pdfDownload

Ninth Circuit Oral Argument Video in Puyallup Tribe of Indians v. Electron Hydro LLC

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here:

More details TK.

Complaint and settlement order here.

Public Land & Resources Law Review Call for Submissions [Nov. 1, 2024 Deadline]

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here:

2025 Call for Submissions.pdfDownload

Cayuga Nation Citizen Sues Cayuga Nation to Avoid Tribal Jurisdiction

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here is the complaint in Parker v. Cayuga Nation (N.Y. Super.) [the case has been removed to federal court, but I don’t feel like looking up where, probably W.D. N.Y.]:

2 State Court Complaint.pdfDownload

Prior post in this long slog of a dispute here.

Cayuga Nation Sues Cayuga County over 911 Calls

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here is the complaint in Cayuga Nation v. County of Cayuga (W.D. N.Y.):

1 Complaint.pdfDownload

Southern Ute Sues Colorado over Sports Betting Regulation

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here is the complaint in Southern Ute Indian Tribe v. Polis (D. Colo.):

1 Complaint.pdfDownload

19 Amended Complaint

House Democrats’ Report on Native Voting

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here.

Well, this image is hideous. . . that’s s’posed to be a voting booth in the desert.

New Scholarship on Native Hawaiians, Blockchains, and Environmental Self-Determination

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

MJ Palau-McDonald has posted “Blockchains and Environmental Self-Determination for the Native Hawaiian People” on SSRN.

Here is the abstract:

This note argues that blockchain technology may be a tool to help Native Hawaiian and other Indigenous communities protect biocultural resources, restore self-determination and improve social determinants of health and well-being, as part of the right to environmental self-determination.

These are supposed to be Hawaiian chickens. . . . .