Ninth Circuit Affirms Mitchell v. Tulalip

Here is the unpublished opinion in Mitchell v. Tulalip Tribes:

Opinion – Affirming Dismissal

Briefs here.

Federal Court Individual Indians’ Effort to Access Western Shoshone Judgment

Here are the materials in John v. United States (D. Nev.):

14 Amended Complaint

35 Plaintiffs MSJ

37 Defendants MSJ

39 Plaintiffs Reply

41 Defendants Reply

42 DCT Order

Federal Court Rejects Individual Indian’s Effort to Block Pipeline

Here are the materials in Northern Natural Gas Company v. 80 Acres of Land in Thurston County, Neb. (D. Neb.):

51 Soloman MTD

53 Northern MSJ

56 Northern Opposition to 51

57 Northern Reply

58 DCt Order

Prior post here.

National Indian Law Library Bulletin (10/24/2018)

Here:

The National Indian Law Library added new content to the Indian Law Bulletins on 10/24/18.

U.S. Supreme Court Bulletin 
http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/sct/2018-2019update.html
Petition for certiorari was denied in:
Citizen Potawatomi Nation v. Oklahoma (Arbitration and Award)

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

  • Frankly my dear, I don’t want a dam: Refocusing dam removal priorities to protect endangered salmon now. 
  • The shifting landscape of ancestral lands: Tribal gathering of traditional plants in national parks.
  • Taking it to the bank: Creating a new constitutional standard and using blue carbon banking to compensate the Miccosukee Tribe for the federal ‘taking’ of their tribal lands. 
  • Seminal choices: The definition of ‘Indian child’ in a time of assisted reproductive techonology. 
  • Historical perspectives & reflections on Matal v. Tam and the future of offensive trademarks. 
  • Tribal renewable energy service companies, part 3. 

Federal Courts Bulletin
https://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/federal/2018.html
Inter-Tribal Council of Arizona Inc. v. United States  (Federal Fiduciary Duty)
Northern Natural Gas Company v. 80 Acres of Land in Thurston County  (Rights-of-Way)
Wilhite v. Awe Kualawaache Care Center  (Tribal Sovereign Immunity) 
Guardado v. State of Nevada (Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act)

State Courts Bulletin
https://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/state/2018.html
Matter of L.A.G. (Indian Child Welfare Act – Application of)
Demetria H. v. State (Indian Child Welfare Act – Termination of Parental Rights) 
In re A.S.  (Tribal Customary Adoption) 

News Bulletin
https://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/news/currentnews.html
In the Intergovernmental section, we feature an article relating to increased support for tribal policing.

U.S. Legislation Bulletin 
https://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/legislation/115_uslegislation.html 
The following bills were added:
H.R.7034: Kickapoo Tribe in Kansas Water Rights Settlement Agreement Act.
H.R.7075: Native American and Native Hawaiian Cultural Heritage Protection Act of 2018.

Regulatory Bulletin
http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/regulatory/2018.html
We feature a notice of the US Commission on Civil Rights Alaska Advisory Committee meeting.

National Indian Law Bulletin (10/17/2018)

Here:

The National Indian Law Library added new content to the Indian Law Bulletins on 10/17/18.

U.S. Supreme Court Bulletin
http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/sct/2018-2019update.html
Petitions for certiorari were denied in:

Citizen Potawatomi Nation v. Oklahoma

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

  • The misuse of history in dismissing Six Nations confederacy land claims.
  • How the Trump administration can inform its Indian land policies in light of historical breakdowns.
  • Welcome to the Mvskoke Resrevation: Murphy v. Royal, criminal jurisdiction, and reservation diminishment in Indian country.
  • Tribal cannabis: Solution to Oklahoma public education underfunding.
  • Murphy v. Royal: Crime and procedure.
  • Tribal rights to groundwater: The case of Agua Caliente.
  • Our sovereignty, patently: A historical perspective on fitting patent rights with state and tribal sovereign immunity.
  • The consitution of our tribal republic.

Federal Courts Bulletin
https://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/federal/2018.html
Wilson v. Horton’s Towing (Civil Forfeiture)
The Tulalip Tribes and the Consolidated Borough of Quil Ceda Village v. The State of Washington (Fraudulent Banking Practices)
Brackeen v. Zinke (Indian Child Welfare Act)
Shingobee Builders, Inc. v. North Segment Alliance (Tribal Sovereign Immunity)
Winnemucca Indian Colony v. Department of the Interior (Comity; Enrollment; Elections)

State Courts Bulletin
https://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/state/2018.html
In re E.R. (Jurisdiction)
State v. Roy (Interjurisdictional Rule on Jail Credit)

News Bulletin
https://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/news/currentnews.html
In the Voting section, we feature articles relating to a court ruling regarding voting rights in North Dakota.

U.S. Legislation Bulletin
https://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/legislation/115_uslegislation.html
The following bills were added:
S.3568: Rural MOMS Act (See Sec. 3)
S.7034: Kickapoo Tribe in Kansas Water Rights Settlement Agreement Act.

Tribal Courts Bulletin
http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/tribal/2018.html
Sherlock v. Navajo Election Administration (Elections – Candidates)

Federal Court Dismisses Trust Breach Action over Phoenix Indian School Land Exchange

Here are the materials in Inter-Tribal Council of Arizona Inc. v. United States (Fed. Cl.):

58 Second Amended Complaint

59 US Motion to Dismiss

62 Response

63 Reply

69 DCT Order

Missoulian: “University of Montana holds teach-in in response to President Trump’s rally”

Here.

The mountains spoke, too:

Missoula 1Missoula 2

Federal Court Dismisses Tort Claim against Crow Health Care Center

Here are the materials in Wilhite v. Awe Kualawaache Care Center (D. Mont.):

29 Motion to Dismiss – sovereign immunity

30 Response

33 Reply

35 Motion to Dismiss – FTCA

38 Response

39 DCT Order

Prior post here.

WaPo: “Thousands of Canada’s indigenous children died in church-run boarding schools. Where are they buried?”

Article link here.

NAICJA 2018 Annual Conference Panel on Appellate Judging

Fletcher

Hon. Lee Bergen

Hon. Andrew Adams III