Here are the materials in Berry v. United States:
Federal Circuit Rejects Takings Claim Arising from Cherokee Trust Land Acquisition
Author: Matthew L.M. Fletcher
The Way Forward: Report of the Alice Spotted Bear and Walter Soboleff Commission on Native Children
Ninth Circuit Affirms Tribal Jurisdiction in Lexington Insurance Co. v. Smith [Suquamish]
Alturas Prevails in California Federal Court over California in IGRA Good Faith Negotiations Suit
Here are the materials in Alturas Indian Rancheria v. Newsom (E.D. Cal.):
Prior post here on state law claims.
California Federal Court Holds Alturas Council Member/Tribal Corporation President In Contempt in Tobacco Case
Here are the new materials in State of California v. del Rosa (E.D. Cal.):
50-1 California Motion for Order to Show Cause
53 Opposition to Show Cause Motion 50
Prior post with additional pleadings here.
New Mexico COA Affirms Order Requiring Polluter to Clean Up Reservation Dumping
Here is the opinion in New Mexico Environment Department Resource Protection Office v. HRV Hotel Partners LLC (N.M. Ct. App.):
February 26, 2024- New Mexico Environment Department Resource Protection Division v. HRV Hotel Partners, LLC, No. A-1-CA-40476.pdfDownload
Montana Summer Indian Law Program Field Course
For the last four years, the University of Montana’s Summer Indian Law Program has collaborated with Freeflow Institute to offer an immersive field course focused on exploring the intersections of law, people, and places within iconic Western landscapes.
The course is designed with enrolled law students and working practitioners in mind, though the curriculum appeals to a range of interests and areas of graduate studies, including public administration, Native American studies, journalism, environmental studies, and social work. The Law of People and Place is accredited through the University of Montana’s School of Law, and is offered to students at a subsidized price. The course is also available for 12 CLE credits for practitioners.
This summer we are headed to the Main Salmon and Lochsa Rivers of Idaho!
More details for the course can be found on FreeFlow’s website.
For additional information, please feel free to contact Freeflow’s Director, Chandra Brown, at chandra@freeflowinstitute.com or at 206.707.2168 (cell) or 406.880.8025 (office).
Pre-Law Summer Institute Info
PLSI is an intensive two-month program designed to prepare you for the rigors of law school by replicating the first semester. Often referred to as a “boot camp,” PLSI will challenge you to develop legal analysis and writing skills needed for law school success.
PLSI offers three substantive law courses, including Federal Indian Law, and a legal writing course. By the end of the summer, you will have prepared an appellate case including oral arguments, and completed a cycle of midterms and final exams. You will develop lifelong connections with professors, teaching assistants, speakers, and class colleagues.
There is still time to apply for PLSI 2024! Deadline: March 15, 2024
Don’t wait to apply. It will take time to gather your application materials including your transcripts, LSAT scores, proof of tribal membership, proof of complete application to a law school, and letters of recommendation. The application link has a complete list of required documentation.
Application and Important Dates
Join future Native American lawyers and a network of Native American legal professionals at the oldest and most successful pre-law program for American Indians and Alaska Natives. Program completion also makes you eligible for scholarships, financial assistance, and bar exam support available only to PLSI alumni.
If you have questions regarding PLSI or the AILC, please contact Rodina Cave Parnall at caveparnall@law.unm.edu or AILCinfo@law.unm.edu.
Sincerely,
Rodina Cave Parnall
Executive Director
New Film “Bad River” on Bad River v. Enbridge
A new film, BAD RIVER, narrated by Quannah ChasingHorse with Edward Norton, and produced by Allison Abner (writer for Narcos/West Wing and descendant of the Stockbridge Munsee Band), Grant Hill (owner of the Atlanta Hawks) and award-winning filmmaker Mary Mazzio, opens in select AMC Theatres on MARCH 15-20.
Trailer: www.BadRiverFilm.com
About: BAD RIVER chronicles the Wisconsin-based Bad River Band and its ongoing fight for sovereignty, a story which unfolds in a groundbreaking way through a series of shocking revelations, devastating losses, and a powerful legacy of defiance. This project brings us into the present, with a David vs. Goliath battle to save Lake Superior, the largest freshwater resource in America. As Eldred Corbine, a Bad River Tribal Elder declares: “We gotta protect it… die for it, if we have to.” And as New Yorker writer and author, Bill McKibbon wrote about the film: “It’s a powerful chronicle of some of the saddest chapters in American history, and a hopeful picture of the emerging possibilities for power in the crucial fights of our time. And oh, what beautiful country is at stake!”
Opening Cities: New York, Los Angeles, Boston, Seattle, Washington DC, Chicago, Atlanta, Detroit, Madison WI, Minneapolis, Ashland WI (with additional cities likely being added.)
50% of all profits will be donated back to the Bad River Band.
D.C. Federal Court Rejects Red Lake Ojibwe Claims in Dispute over Obaashiing Chemical Health Treatment Center Funding
Here are the materials in Red Lake Band of Chippewa Indians v. Dept. of Health and Human Services (D.D.C.):
13-1 federal Motion to Dismiss
14-1 Red Lake Motion for Summary J
Turtle Talk 
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