Federal Court Transfers Kewa Pueblo Prisoner’s ICRA Habeas Matter to District of Colorado

Here are the materials in Cheykaychi v. Geisen (D.N.M.):

1 Habeas Petition

4 DCT Order to Show Cause

9 Response to 4

10 DCT Order Tranferring Case to D. Colo.

Federal Court Dismisses Casino Patron Effort to Overrule Tribal Tort Claims Act Interpretation

Here are the materials in Wilson v. Umpqua Indian Development Corporation (D. Or.):

1 Complaint

1-7 Tribal Court Decision

15 Motion to Dismiss

Ninth Circuit Affirms Dismissal of Crow Allottees Challenge to Water Compact

Here is the order in Crow Allottees Assn. v. Bureau of Indian Affairs:

Crow Allottees Memorandum Opinion

Briefs:

Opening Brief

Federal Answer Brief

Reply

Lower court materials here.

Tribal Suit against Interior over Yellowstone Grizzly Delisting

Here is the complaint in Crow Creek Sioux Tribe v. Dept. of Interior (D. Mont.):

Complaint and Civil Cover Sheet Doc 1

Water District Files Cert Petition in Agua Caliente Water Rights Matter

Here is the petition in Coachella Valley Water District v. Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians:

Coachella Cert Petition

Question presented:

Whether, when, and to what extent the federal reserved right doctrine recognized in Winters v. United States, 207 U.S. 564 (1908), preempts state-law regulation of groundwater.

Lower court materials here.

UPDATE (8/14/17):

17-40 -42 Agua Caliente Amicus Brief

WaPo: “The Washington football team’s legal victory isn’t a win worth celebrating”

Here

New Issue of American Indian Law Journal

Here:

Current Issue: Volume 5, Issue 2 (2017)

Articles

Note

Kansas Appellate Court Orders Resentencing of Kickapoo Tribal Member

Here is the opinion in State v. Horselooking:

State v Horselooking

An excerpt:

Alvin P. Horselooking, Jr., appeals his sentence following his convictions of aggravated battery and driving under the influence of alcohol (DUI). The district court assigned Horselooking a criminal history score of B based in part on his Kickapoo Nation tribal conviction of residential burglary, which the district court scored as a person felony for criminal history purposes. However, the Kickapoo Nation Tribal Code does not designate burglary as being either a felony or a misdemeanor offense. As his sole issue on appeal, Horselooking claims the district court erred when it scored his prior Kickapoo tribal conviction as a felony for criminal history purposes. Because we agree with Horselooking’s claim, we vacate his sentence and remand for the district court to resentence Horselooking using the correct criminal history score.

Keweenaw Bay Indian Community Tobacco Tax Claims against State to Proceed

Here are the materials in Keweenaw Bay Indian Community v. Khouri (W.D. Mich.):

69 Motion for Judgment on Pleadings

73 KBIC Response

75 Reply

81 DCT Order