Download complaint here.
Link to news coverage here.
Author: Sarah M Donnelly
Nez Perce Files Suit Over Final Decision in Clear Creek Project
Hualapai Ranch Tribal Court Litigation Dismissed with Prejudice
Poarch Band of Creek Indians Seek Asst. Atty. Gen. for Governmental Operations
Download job announcement here. Closing Date: Wednesday, July 20, 2016 by 5:00 PM CT
Registration Extended for 2-Day Admissions Workshop at MSU Law
Link to original post here.
New Application Deadline: July 20, 2016
Questions? Contact Kate Rosier, Executive Director, Indian Legal Program
Apply Today!
Native American Law School Admissions Workshops
August 5-6 at Michigan State University College of Law (2-day)
Superior Court Finds Upper Skagit Tribe Necessary Party in Declaratory Action
Download Court’s letter opinion in re: Schuyler v. Unsworth & Dept. of Fish and Wildlife, Thurston County Cause No. 14-2-02373-9 here.
A member of the Upper Skagit Tribe filed an action in Superior Court for declaratory relief on certain tribal hunting and fishing rights guaranteed by the Treaty of Point Elliot. However, the Court held that the case affects the rights of the Tribe and therefore the case must be dismissed if it cannot be joined within 90 days.
State of Michigan Celebrates Reunification Day
Link to news coverage here.
The Michigan Supreme Court ceremonially praised the efforts of family court participants, including Tribal leaders, for restoring children to their families on June 24, 2016, in Lansing. Five judges from Michigan’s Tribal State Federal Judicial Forum were present. According to the article, more than half of foster care children were returned to their families in 2015.
Internships at Interior
FYI~ The Office of the Solicitor is still accepting applications for Fall 2016 and Spring 2017 interns. Students may apply at https://solicitor.doi.gov/intern_extern.html (for now, ignore the deadlines). Interns may work in:
- Division of General Law (contracts, employment, etc.)
- Division of Indian Affairs (serves Bureau of Indian Affairs, Bureau of Indian Education)
- Division of Land Resources (serves Bureau of Land Management, maybe U.S. Geological Survey)
- Division of Mineral Resources (serves Office of Surface Mining and Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation, and Enforcement)
- Division of Parks & Wildlife (serves National Park Service, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service)
- Division of Water Resources (serves Bureau of Reclamation, also does Indian water rights)
- Immediate Office (the Solicitor’s front office)
- Office of Indian Trust Litigation
- Office of Ethics
AUSA Vacancy with Criminal Division in Albuquerque
Link to USAJobs announcement here. Closes July 11, 2016.
Nooksack Court of Appeals: Court Clerk in Contempt and Writ Against Tribal Council
In re Gabriel Galanda v Nooksack Tribal Court Order Finding Clerk Betty Leathers in Contempt. This action concerns the Nooksack 306 attorneys’ separate complaint for disbarment, which the Court Clerk illegally rejected and continues to refuse to accept.
Belmont v Kelly Order Regarding Petition for Mandamus. This is the disenrollment action, which hasn’t had a presiding judge since the Tribal Council fired her in March. The Tribal Council has been told to either timely appoint a judge or lose the action.
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