Here is the opinion in Alvarez v. Lopez.
An excerpt:
We consider whether an Indian tribe violated a criminal defendant’s rights by failing to inform him that he could receive a jury trial only by requesting one.
The answer was yes. One judge dissented.
The same panel had held in 2014 that the petitioner had failed to exhaust tribal remedies. Those materials here.
The panel issued this opinion on rehearing. Here are the rehearing stage materials:
Here is the opinion in Akina v. State of Hawai’i.
An excerpt:
These appeals concern recent efforts by a group of Native Hawaiians to establish their own government. The plaintiffs are Hawaii residents who challenge that process. They appeal the district court’s order denying their request for a preliminary injunction to stop activities related to the drafting and ratification of self-governance documents. Separately, another group of Hawaii residents appeals the district court’s denial of their motion to intervene in the plaintiffs’ lawsuit. For the reasons that follow, we dismiss the plaintiffs’ appeal of the preliminary injunction order as moot, and we affirm the district court’s denial of the motion to intervene.
Briefs here.
Here:
The Navajo Nation Department of Justice seeks outside counsel assistance in pursuing the Navajo Nation’s claims for unpaid contract support costs from P.L. 93-638 contracts entered into with the Indian Health Service (IHS). This would include developing claims for unpaid contract support costs, entering into settlement negotiations with IHS and, if necessary, making recommendations to the Attorney General for litigation of those claims if a negotiated settlement cannot be reached. Qualifications include experience in and knowledge of Federal Indian law, especially the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (ISDEAA), P.L. 93-638, as amended, and experience filing claims for payment of contract support costs pursuant to the ISDEAA.
Proposals must be received by email by the Navajo Nation Department of Justice by no later than 5:00 PM MT on September 16, 2016. NO LATE PROPOSALS WILL BE ACCEPTED.
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Legislative and Lobbying Legal Services to assist with the introduction and passage of legislation to implement the Navajo Utah Water Rights Settlement Agreement (NUWRSA) approved by the Navajo Nation Council in January 2016. The NUWRSA provides for the quantification of the water rights of the Navajo Nation in the Upper Colorado River Basin in Utah in the amount of 81,500 acre-feet of depletion per year. The effectiveness of the settlement is contingent on securing U.S. Congressional approval of the settlement and the authorization of approximately $210 million for future water development in the State of Utah. Selected Respondent will provide services to secure favorable approval of the NUWRSA by Congress and by the Utah Legislature. Selected Respondent will report directly to the Attorney General or her designee and will also be expected to work with the elected officials of the Navajo Nation and their offices.
The Navajo Nation Department of Justice will be accepting proposals for this service postmarked by 5:00 PM MT on Monday, September 5, 2016. NO LATE PROPOSALS WILL BE ACCEPTED.
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Here is the opinion in United States v. Wolfname.
Here is “Taking a Stand at Standing Rock.”
Here are the materials in Chemehuevi Indian Tribe v. McMahon (C.D. Cal.):
We posted the complaint here.
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