Author: Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Red Cliff Ojibwe Appellate Court Rejects Nonmember Challenge to Tribal Jurisdiction

February 17, 2020Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here are the materials in Red Cliff Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians v. CenturyTel of the Midwest – Kendall, LLC:

PLD 2020-02-04 Final Decision

Briefs here.

Eighth Circuit Briefs in City of Council Bluffs v. Dept. of Interior

February 17, 2020Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here:

Appellants Brief

Addendum

Federal Appellee Brief

Ponca Tribe Amicus Brief

Lower court materials here.

Seattle Times: “Amid a crime wave on Yakama Reservation, confusion over a checkerboard of jurisdictions “

February 17, 2020Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here.

HCN: “Indigenous women face extra barriers when it comes to reproductive rights”

February 15, 2020Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here.

Tenth Circuit Declines to Award Attorney Fees to Prevailing Osage Trust Claimants

February 14, 2020February 14, 2020Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here is the opinion in Fletcher v. United States (PDF):

Briefs:

Appellant Brief

Appellee Brief

Cheyenne & Arapaho Tribes Sue US for Violation of “Bad Men” Clause over Opioids

February 14, 2020February 14, 2020Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here is the complaint in Cheyenne & Arapaho Tribes v. United States (Fed. Cl.):

1 Complaint

Federal Court Holds Spirit Lake Sioux Tribe Has Standing to Bring Voting Rights Act Claims on Behalf of Tribal Citizens

February 12, 2020Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here are the materials in Spirit Lake Tribe v. Jaeger (D.N.D.):

51 Second Amended Complaint

McGirt v. Oklahoma Background Materials

February 12, 2020February 12, 2020Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Merits Briefs:

Petitioner’s Brief

Amicus Briefs in Support of Petitioner:

2020 02 11 Amicus Brief Brad Henry et al

2020 02 11 Amicus Brief Historians Legal Scholars Cherokee Nation

2020 02 11 Amicus Brief National Ass’n Criminal Defense Lawyers

2020 02 11 Amicus Brief National Indigenous Women’s Resource Center et al

2020 02 11 Amicus Brief NCAI

2020 02 11 Amicus Brief of Muscogee Creek Nation

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Amicus Briefs in Support of Respondent:

Cert Stage Materials:

mcgirt-cert-petition.pdf

appendix.pdf

oklahoma-brief-in-opposition.pdf

11th Annual Spokane County Bar Association Indian Law Conference — March 6, 2020

February 11, 2020Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here:

2020-02-10-scba-ils-cle-agenda.pdf

California COA Permits Possessory Tax on Leased Trust and Allotment Lands

February 11, 2020February 11, 2020Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here are the materials in Herpel v. County of Riverside:

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