Author: Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Federal Court Orders Tribal Exhaustion in Property Dispute

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here are the new materials in Watterson v. Fritcher (E.D. Cal.):

28 Response to Order to Show Cause

30 DCT Order

Prior post here.

Ninth Circuit Affirms Order Requiring Exhaustion over Tribal Seizure of Truck

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here is the opinion in Wilson v. Horton’s Towing.

Briefs:

Wilson Opening Brief

US Answer Brief

Appellee Brief

Reply

Lower court materials here.

Federal Court Refuses to Shorten Sentence of Indian Convicted of Assaulting Tribal/Federal Officer

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here are the materials in United States v. Thunder Shield (D.S.D.):

45 Motion for Clarification

46 Motion for Mandamus or Habeas Relief

48 US Response

51 Reply

52 DCt Order

National Indian Law Library Bulletin (11/7/2018)

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here:

The National Indian Law Library added new content to the Indian Law Bulletins on 11/7/18.

Law Review & Bar Journal Bulletin (contact us if you need help finding a copy of an article) 
https://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/lawreviews/2018.html
Reading Indian law: Evaluating thirty years of Indian law scholarship.
Rent-A-Tribe: Using tribal immunity to shield patents from administrative review.

State Courts Bulletin
https://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/state/2018.html
Matter of Contested Case Hearing Re Conservation District Use Application HA-3568 (Native Hawaiian Traditional and Customary Rights; Telescope)

Tribal Courts Bulletin
http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/tribal/2018.html
In re Effect of Cherokee Nation v. Nash (Standing) 
Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians v. Martinez (Criminal Jurisdiction)
Drabik v. Mohegan Tribe of Indians of Connecticut (Tribal Historic Preservation Offices, Attorney Client Privilege) 

News Bulletin
https://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/news/currentnews.html
In the Voting section, we feature several articles about the mid-term elections.

Regulatory Bulletin
http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/regulatory/2018.html
We feature a Presidential proclamation on National Native American Heritage Month.

NYTs: “Native Americans Score Historic Wins in Midterms After Years of Efforts”

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here.

Oral Argument Transcript in Sturgeon v. Frost II

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here.

Background materials on the case here.

Federal Court Dismisses Workers’ Comp Claim against Northern Circle Indian Housing Authority

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here are the materials in Luiz v. Northern Circle Indian Housing Authority (N.D. Cal.):

1 Habeas Petition

8 Motion to Dismiss

12 Response

14 Reply

16 DCT Order

Federal Court Allows Civil Rights Suit against City of Lawton over Killing of Comanche Citizen [Christina Dawn Tahhahwah] in Jail

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here are the materials in Robinson v. City of Lawton (W.D. Okla.):

1 Complaint

92 Short and Turner MSJ

93 Gordon and Jenkins MSJ

95 City of Lawton MSJ

96 Adamson et al MSJ

105 Response to 92

106 Response to 96

108 Response to 95

113 Reply in Support of 95

114 Reply in Support of 96

115 Reply in Support of 92

123 DCT Order

Prior post here.

Trudeau Apology to Tsilqhot’in

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here is “Trudeau apologizes to B.C. Indigenous community for 1864 hanging of chiefs.”

News Profile of Climate Change Impact on Shishmaref Village on Sarichef Island

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here is “An Alaskan village is falling into the sea. Washington is looking the other way.”