WaPo: “The Chiefs are bringing Native American imagery, and the ‘tomahawk chop,’ to a Super Bowl stage”

Here.

National Archives Office in Seattle to Close [updated with Senators’ letter]

From the Seattle Times, here is “‘Terrible and disgusting’: Decision to close National Archives at Seattle a blow to tribes, historians in 4 states.”

Update:

2020_0124_National-Archives-Senators-Letter

North Dakota SCT Affirms State Court Jurisdiction over Reservation Housing Eviction Matter

Here is the opinion in Gustafson v. Poitra: Opinion

Excerpt:

Linus and Raymond Poitra appeal the district court judgment of eviction. The Poitras argue the district court erred by exercising jurisdiction over this matter, and by sending a North Dakota law enforcement officer onto the reservation to evict tribal members from property within the Turtle Mountain Reservation. We affirm.

Briefs:

Appellant Brief

Appellee Brief

First Circuit Briefs in Littlefield v. Mashpee Wampanoag Indian Tribe

Here:

Mashpee Brief

Littlefield Answer Brief

Mashpee Reply

Prior posts here.

California COA Briefs in Employment Suit against Umatilla

Here are the briefs in Lopez v. Quaempts:

Opening Brief

Response Brief

Reply

Ysleta del Sur Pueblo Land Claims Materials

Here are the materials in Ysleta Del Sur Pueblo v. City of El Paso (W.D. Tex.):

1 Complaint

13 Motion to Dismiss

14 Response

19 DCT Order

56 City Motion for Summary J

57 Tribe Motion for Summary J

58 City Response

60 Tribe Response

62 Tribe Reply

64 City Reply

94 DCT Order

96 DCT Order Amending 94

HCN: “Pay to play: Interior Secretary’s old clients spend big and profit bigly”

Here.

Split Ninth Circuit Denies En Banc Petition in ICRA Search and Seizure Case

Here are the materials in United States v. Cooley:

us-en-banc-petition.pdf

response.pdf

ca9-order.pdf

Panel materials and briefs here.

Wolters Kluwer (Aspen) Publishes Second Edition of Fletcher’s American Indian Tribal Law

Website here.

Oklahoma Gov. Stitt Answer and Counterclaims in Gaming Compact Suit

Here is the pleading in Cherokee Nation v. Stitt (W.D. Okla.):

15-state-answer-and-counterclaim.pdf

Complaint here.