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Federal Court Dismisses Suit by Oklahoma Student Denied Request to Wear Eagle Feather at Graduation

January 7, 2016Matthew L.M. Fletcher1 Comment

Here is the opinion in Griffith v. Caney Valley Public Schools (N.D. Okla.):

42 DCT Order

Briefs here.

News Profile of Navajo Voting Issues

January 7, 2016Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here is “Going Postal: How All-Mail Voting Thwarts Navajo Voters” from In These Times.

La Cuna De Aztlan Sacred Sites Protection Circle Advisory Committee v. DOI Cert Petition

January 6, 2016Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here:

Cert Petition

Question presented:

Whether there is a Religious Freedom Restoration Act violation when the Government denies Native Americans access to land necessary for religious rites by the threat of civil or criminal trespass prosecution.

Lower court materials here.

Tenth Circuit Briefs in Pueblo of Pojoaque v. State of New Mexico

January 6, 2016February 4, 2016Matthew L.M. Fletcher2 Comments

Here:

New Mexico Appellant Brief

Pojoaque Brief

Other briefs TK.

Lower court materials here.

Navajo Sues Interior over Tribal Court Funding

January 6, 2016Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here is the complaint in Navajo Nation v. Dept. of Interior (D. D.C.):

1 Complaint

Sixth Circuit Rules in Favor of Little River Band in Kelsey v. Pope

January 5, 2016January 5, 2016Matthew L.M. Fletcher1 Comment

Here is the opinion in Kelsey v. Pope:

59-2 Opinion

59-3 Judgment

Briefs here.

Pro Se Prisoner Effort to Tap Osage Headrights Fails

January 5, 2016January 5, 2016Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here are the materials in Passons v. Osage Nation Government (N.D. Okla.):

33 Osage Nation Motion to DIsmiss

42 DOI Motion to Dismiss

Ninth Circuit Briefs in Upper Skagit Indian Tribe v. Suquamish Indian Tribe

January 5, 2016February 4, 2016Matthew L.M. Fletcher

This is the appeal in United States v. Washington subproceeding 14-01:

Suquamish Opening Brief

Lower court materials here.

Ninth Circuit Briefs in Havasupai Tribe v. Provencio

January 5, 2016February 10, 2016Matthew L.M. Fletcher1 Comment

Here:

Grand Canyon Trust Opening Brief

Havasupai Opening Brief

Federal Answer Brief

Energy Fuels Resources Answer Brief

Havasupai Reply

Feds Owe Duty to Account to Individual Osage Headright Owners

January 5, 2016Matthew L.M. Fletcher1 Comment

Here are the materials in Fletcher v. United States (N.D. Okla.):

1262 Fletcher Brief on the Merits

1266 Federal Response Brief on the Merits

1274 Fletcher Reply

1280 DCT Order