Author: Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Materials in CERCLA Suit against Dow Chemical brought by US and Saginaw Chippewa

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here are the materials in United States v. Dow Chemical Co. (E.D. Mich.):

1 Complaint

2-1 Consent Decree

Washington COA Briefs in Samish Indian Nation Tax Case

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here are the materials:

79733-6 – Samish Indian Nation, Appellant v. Department of Licensing, Respondent

Update:

Appellant Brief

Respondent Brief

Appellant Reply

Amicus Curiae Stillaguamish Tribe of Indians

Respondent Response to Amicus Brief

Appellant Response to Amicus Brief

WaPo Profile of the Remove the Stain Act

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here.

Utah COA Holds Tribal Housing Terminated Employee without Just Cause and Is Entitled to Unemployment Benefits

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here is the opinion in Utah Paiute Tribal Housing Authority v. Dept. of Workforce Services.

Philip Deloria: “The Invention of Thanksgiving” in the New Yorker

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here.

“Opinion: We Disrupted The Harvard–Yale Game Because Our Schools Profit From Disaster”

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

From all of us at TT, this rocks. Here.

Ninth Circuit Briefs in Good Faith Negotiations Claim involving Pauma Band

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here are the briefs (so far) in Pauma Band of Luiseno Mission Indians of the Pauma & Yuima Reservation v. State of California:

pauma-band-opening-brief.pdf

california-answer-brief.pdf

Reply

Lower court materials here.

Summary Judgment Pleadings in Pinoleville Pomo Nation Gaming Dispute

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here are the materials in JW Gaming Development LLC v. James (N.D. Cal.):

129 Tribal Motion for Summary J

136 JW Gaming Cross Motion

146 Tribal Reply

147 JW Gaming Reply

Prior posts here.

UPDATE:

178 DCT Order

Arizona Court Holds Indian Tribes May Be Beneficiaries of Criminal Restitution Award

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here is the opinion in State v. Leal (Ariz. Ct. App.):

state-v-leal.pdf

An excerpt:

Defendant Carlos Leal appeals a restitution order requiring him to pay $5,500 in funeral expenses for a man he shot and killed in a bar. Leal does not challenge his murder conviction or resulting prison sentence. He does not argue the funeral expenses were unreasonable or unpaid. Instead, because the restitution award went to the Quechan Indian Tribe, rather than to a member of the victim’s family, Leal argues the order was fundamental error. Because Leal has shown no error, the restitution order is affirmed.

American Indian Law Journal: Call for Submissions to Spring 2020 Issue

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

AILJ

The American Indian Law Journal, published by the Seattle University School of Law, serves as a vital online resource providing high quality articles on issues relevant to Indian law practitioners and scholars across the country. The American Indian Law Journal accepts articles and abstracts on Indian Law for consideration from students, practitioners, tribal members, and law school faculty members.

The American Indian Law Journal is currently
accepting submissions for potential publication
in the spring 2020 issue.

Submission Deadline:

Spring issue January 5, 2020

Article submissions are accepted through Scholastica, BePress, and AILJ@seattleu.edu. The editing process for publication begins soon after these deadlines for each respective issue. The American Indian Law Journal respectfully requests that authors please use footnotes rather than endnotes. All footnotes must conform to the 20th edition of The Bluebook.

For more information or to submit an article, please contact Phoebe Millsap, Content Editor, millsapp@seattleu.edu.