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Eighth Circuit Decides Stanko v. Oglala Sioux Tribe
Here is the opinion. Briefs here.
Yellowstone Bison Environmental Suit Dismissed
Here are the materials in Cottonwood Environmental Law Center v. Bernhardt (D. Mont.): 33 Motion to File Second Amended Complaint + Proposed Complaint 36 State Response to 33 38 Federal Response to 33 39 Reply in Support of 33 45 … Continue reading
National Indian Law Library Bulletin (2/21/2019)
Here: The National Indian Law Library added new content to the Indian Law Bulletins on 2/21/19. Federal Courts Bulletin https://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/federal/2019.html Texas v. Ysleta del Sur Pueblo (Tribal Gaming – State Regulation) Law Review & Bar Journal Bulletin (contact us if you need help … Continue reading
Posted in Author: Matthew L.M. Fletcher, Research
Tagged National Indian Law Library
Materials in In Re: $323,647.60 in Funds Belonging to the California Valley Miwok Tribe
Here are the materials in In Re: $323,647.60 in Funds Belonging to the California Valley Miwok Tribe (D. N.M.): 2 Complaint 8 Motion to Lift Stay 9-1 Motion to Transfer 11 Response to 8 12 Reply in Support of 8 … Continue reading
Federal Court Holds Individual Members of Tribal Corporate Board Can Be Sued under False Claims Act
Here are the materials in Cain v. Salish Kootenai College (D. Mont.): 110 SKC Motion to Certify 112 Individual Defendants MTD 115 Response to 110 116 Response to 112 117 Reply in Support of 110 118 Reply in Support of … Continue reading
Posted in Author: Matthew L.M. Fletcher, Education, Research, sovereign immunity
Tagged Cain v. Salish Kootenai College, District of Montana, False Claims Act, Lewis v. Clarke, Ninth Circuit, Section 17 corporation immunity, tribal sovereign immunity, United States ex rel. Cain v. Salish Kootenai College
GTB and Sault Tribe Join Opiate Litigation
Here is the complaint in In re National Prescription Opiate Litigation (N.D. Ohio): GTB & Sault Tribe Complaint Here is a recent list of tribes that have joined the litigation: List of Tribes
High Country News Profile of Cougar Den Case
Here.
Posted in Author: Matthew L.M. Fletcher, economic development, Research, Supreme Court, treaty rights
Tagged 1855 Yakama Treaty, indian taxation, oral argument, Supreme Court, Washington State Department of Licensing v. Cougar Den Inc., Washington State Dept. of Licensing v. Cougar Den Inc., Washington Supreme Court
Recent Indian Law Scholarship Posted on SSRN
Here: Native American Oral Evidence: Finding a New Hearsay Exception Number of pages: 48 Posted: 17 Feb 2019 Working Paper Series Max Katner Boston University – School of Law Human Rights, Indigenous Peoples, and the Global Climate Crisis Wake Forest Law … Continue reading
Posted in Author: Matthew L.M. Fletcher, Scholarship
Burt Lake & Interior Cross-Motions for Summary Judgment
Here are the materials in Burt Lake Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians v. Bernhardt (D.D.C.): 27-1 Burt Lake MSJ 30 DOI Cross Motion 32 Burt Lake Reply Prior posts here and here.
Posted in Author: Matthew L.M. Fletcher, federal recognition, Michigan Indian, Regulations, Research
Tagged 25 CFR Part 83, Burt Lake Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians v. Bernhardt, Burt Lake Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians v. Jewell, Burt Lake Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians v. Zinke, federal recognition
