Native American Heritage Month Speaker Series

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D.C. Circuit Briefs in Shawnee Tribe v. Mnuchin

Here:

Prairie Band Potawatomi Amicus Brief

Miccosukee Amicus Brief

Shawnee Tribe Opening Brief

US Brief

Lower court materials here.

Motions to Dismiss State Prosecutions under McGirt

A flurry of motions has come in. Here is the motion to dismiss a criminal complaint on the Cherokee reservation in State of Oklahoma v. Nichols (Tulsa County Dist. Ct.):

Nichols Brief

Here is the motion to dismiss in a case involving a Creek reservation crime where the defendant marked “I” on the racial identity box, State of Oklahoma v. Williams (Tulsa County Dist. Ct.):

Williams Brief

And here is the motion to dismiss in State of Oklahoma v. Shaffer (Tulsa County Dist. Ct.), where the defendant was unenrolled at the time of the crime and is now seeking enrollment at Cherokee:

Shaffer Brief

Federal Court Holds Tribe Cannot Unilaterally Change Speed Limit on State Highway on Reservation

Here are the materials in State of South Dakota v. Frazier (D.S.D.):

1 Complaint

3 Motion for Injunction

22 Motion to Dismiss

26 Opposition

34 DCt Order

Ghost Road Book Talk — Native America Calling (10/23)

Book available here.

Second Circuit Affirms Cuyuga Nation Immunity from County Taxes even under Immovable Property Exception

Here are the materials in Cayuga Indian Nation of New York v. Seneca County, New York:

CA2 Opinion

Seneca County Brief

Cayuga Tribe Brief

Reply

Lower court materials here.

Cherokee Habeas Petitioner’s Claim under McGirt Dismissed as Time-Barred

Here are the materials in Berry v. Bragg (N.D. Okla.):

9 Motion to Dismiss

14 Response

16 Reply

22 DCT Order

Federal Court Dismisses Challenge to Oneida Election

Here are the materials in Debraska v. Oneida Business Committee (E.D. Wis.):

1 Complaint

2 Motion for TRO

11 Motion to Dismiss

13 DCt Order

Alaska Native Corps Cert Petition on CARES Act

Here is the petition in Alaska Native Village Corporations Assn. v. Mnuchin:

Alaska Native Corps Cert Petition

Questions presented:

Whether ANCs are “Indian tribes” under ISDEAA and therefore are eligible for emergency-relief funds under Title V of the CARES Act.

Lower court materials here.

Little River Band of Ottawa Indians’ Muskegon Co. Casino Project EIS Available

Here.