Author: Matthew L.M. Fletcher

NYTs: “Cost of New E.P.A. Coal Rules: Up to 1,400 More Deaths a Year”

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here.

Ninth Circuit Rejects Tribe’s Challenge to Interior Determination in Whistleblower Case

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here is the opinion in Chippewa Cree Tribe of the Rocky Boy Reservation v. Dept. of Interior. A related unpublished opinion in St. Marks v. Dept. of Interior is here.

From the court’s syllabus:

The panel denied a petition for review by the Chippewa Cree Tribe challenging a decision of the U.S. Department of the Interior that ordered the Tribe to provide relief to Ken St. Marks, who was removed from the Tribe’s governing body – the Business Committee – in retaliation for his whistleblowing. 

St. Marks informed the Department of the Interior that members of the Business Committee were misusing federal stimulus funds awarded to the Tribe by the Department pursuant to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. The Act contains robust whistleblower protections.

Briefs here.

Lower court materials here.

News Coverage of Line 5 Camp at Cross Village

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here is “Protesters set up camp near Line 5.“

Ninth Circuit Briefs in Diné Citizens against Ruining Our Environment v. BIA [Rule 19 Joinder; Four Corners Power Plant & Navajo Mine]

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here:

Appellant Brief

Arizona Public Service Co Brief

Navajo Transitional Energy Company, LLC Brief

United States Brief

Navajo Nation Amicus

Reply

Oral argument video here.

Materials in Dispute over Ownership of Lot 28 on the Lone Pine Indian Reservation

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

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

1 Complaint

20 Watterson Motion for Summary J

27 DCT Order

WaPo Profile of Lumbee Nationhood Struggle

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here is “What Makes Someone Native American? One tribe’s long struggle for full recognition.”

Materials on the Nakai case are here and here.

Federal Circuit Rejects Trust Breach Claim for Water by Crow Creek Sioux Tribe

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here is the opinion in Crow Creek Sioux Tribe v. United States.

Briefs:

Crow Creek Opening Brief

US Response Brief

Reply

Lower court materials.

Materials in Dispute over Trust Status of Parcel 5 at Upper Lake Rancheria

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here are the materials in the zombie case, Upper Lake Pomo Association v. Morton (E.D. Cal.) [yes, that’s Rogers Morton and yes, the caption number starts with 75]:

320 Jackson Motion to Enforce

324-1 Diwald Motion to Intervene

325 US Opposition to 320

328 Opposition to 324

332 Jackson Reply in Support of 320

333 Diwald Reply in Support of 324

335 DCT Order

Indigenous Law Journal — Call For Submissions

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here.

Deadline: September 10, 2018

Please contact the Submissions Manager prior to making an oral submission, or to submit written work: submissions.ilj@utoronto.ca

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DFP: “Standing Rock protesters now protesting Line 5 pipeline”

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here.