NPR: “Poll: Native Americans See Far More Discrimination In Areas Where They Are A Majority”

Here.

Arizona COA Affirms Hualapai Official Immunity from Contract Damages Suit

Here is the unpublished opinion in WD at the Canyon v. Honga.

Comanche Effort to Shut Down Chickasaw Casino Fails for Now

Here are the materials in Comanche Nation of Oklahoma v. Zinke  (W.D. Okla.):

13-1 Motion for PI

20 Response

26 Reply

33 DCT Order

Federal Court Denies Reconsideration Motion; Plaintiff “Nooksack Tribe” Still Lacks Standing

Here are the new materials in Nooksack Indian Tribe v. Zinke (W.D. Wash.):

45 Plaintiff’s Motion for Reconsideration of Order Granting Motion to Dismiss

47 Federal Defendants’ Memorandum of Points and Authorities in Opposition to Motion for Reconsideration

48 Plaintiff’s Reply in Support of Motion for Reconsideration of Order Granting Motion to Dismiss

54 Joint Status Report

55 Minute Order Lifting Stay

56 Order On Plaintiff’s Motion for Reconsideration

OVW & NIJ are seeking nominations for the VAWA 904 Research Task Force

Here:

904_task_force_nomination_letter

WaPo: “Trump appointee to Bureau of Indian Affairs resigns after Interior’s IG slams the loan program he oversaw”

Here.

ProPublica: “Your $20 Million Loan Went Bust? The Trump Team Has a Job For You”

Here. An excerpt:

The IG report concluded that the loan guarantee “departed from” department guidelines but didn’t find any criminal violations. A federal grand jury investigated the episode, according to a spokeswoman for the IG, but did not hand up any indictments.

Still, the fiasco generated criticism both inside the tribe, according to the IG’s report, and outside. Said Arvind Ganesan, the director of Human Rights Watch’s Business and Human Rights Division, who researched the deal as part of a broader report on the Lower Brule Sioux: “It’s pretty disturbing that he’s now in charge of a department that’s being sued over a deal that he arranged and that went so badly.“

Link to Human Rights Watch report on the Lower Brule Sioux issues here.

Link to OIG report here.

Eighth Circuit Rejects Effort to Enjoin Police Use of Dangerous Weapons at Standing Rock

Here is the unpublished opinion in Dundon v. Kirchmeier.

Briefs:

Appellant Brief

ACLU Amicus Brief

Appellee Brief

Reply Brief

Oral Argument Video in Casino Pauma v. NLRB

Here.

Briefs here.