Here is the notice of claim re: Cleo Pablo:
Counsel tells us that the tribe has denied the claim, and Pablo will file suit.
Author: Matthew L.M. Fletcher
Michigan Answer to LTBB Reservation Boundaries Complaint
“Confirmed gray wolf on Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians Reservation”
Here. From the tribe’s site:
Federal Court Refuses to Reconsider Tribal Court Exhaustion Order
Here are the materials in Glacier Electric Cooperative, Inc. v. Gervais (D. Mont.):
The original order is here.
Indian Affairs Atty Job at Interior Solicitor’s Office
Here.
American Indian Law Journal Call for Papers
American Indian Law Journal Call for Papers
The American Indian Law Journal, published by the Seattle University School of Law, is currently accepting submissions for potential publication in the Spring 2015 issue. The American Indian Law Journal serves as a vital online resource providing high quality articles on issues relevant to Indian law practitioners and scholars across the country. The deadline for submissions for the Spring issue is November 1, 2015. The editing process for publication begins soon after this date.
If you are interested in submitting an article to the journal, please e-mail chug@seattleu.edu
Alaska Settles Voting Rights Suit Brought by Alaska Natives
Here, “STATE OF ALASKA SETTLES IN HISTORIC VOTING RIGHTS CASE.”
An excerpt:
After nine months of negotiations, the State of Alaska reached a settlement with the Native Alaskan plaintiff’s who sued the state in federal court over the translation of voting materials and ballot access for Native Alaskan voters. The settlement requires a variety of actions by the state including providing language assistance for three census areas and information in Gwich’in and up to six Yup’ik dialects in the official election pamphlet. Read the full settlement document from the National Indian Law Library website. Find news coverage at the Alaska Dispatch website and the KTUU website.
Other materials here.
News coverage here.
Register Now for First MSU ILPC/TICA Conference — “Aandaakonige: From the Trilogy to TICA” — November 5-6, 2015
Registration here. Tentative agenda and details here (updated 10/8) (PDF):
[This post will remain on top until the conference dates. Regular posts are below.]
Second Circuit Rules in Favor of Seneca Nation in Gaming Dispute
Here is the opinion in Citizens Against Casino Gambling in Erie County v. Chaudhuri:
The court’s syllabus:
The plaintiffs, organizations and individuals who oppose the operation of a casino on land owned by the Seneca Nation of Indians in Buffalo, New York, filed an action in the United States District Court for the Western District of New York against the National Indian Gaming Commission, its Chairman, the Department of the Interior, and the Secretary of the Interior, arguing that the National Indian Gaming Commission acted arbitrarily and capriciously and abused its discretion in approving an ordinance that permitted the Seneca Nation to operate a class III gaming facility in Buffalo. The district court (Skretny, J.) dismissed the action, and the plaintiffs appealed. We hold that the Seneca Nation’s lands in Buffalo are gaming‐eligible under the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (“IGRA”), 25 U.S.C. §§ 2701–2721, as “Indian lands” under the Seneca Nation’s jurisdiction and that IGRA Section 20’s prohibition of gaming on trust lands acquired after IGRA’s enactment, 25 U.S.C. § 2719(a), does not apply. Accordingly, we AFFIRM.
Briefs here.
Lower court materials here.
California Indian Law Association 15th Annual Indian Law Conference & Gala
Here.
Agenda at a Glance
Thursday, October 15, 2015 (6:00 pm – 8:00 pm)
Gala & Welcome Dinner
Presentation of the Outstanding Achievement in Indian Law Award to the Kumeyaay Repatriation Committee. Dinner will be provided.
Friday, October 16, 2015 (8:30 am – 5:00 pm)
Conference Panels
- California Water Rights, Groundwater, and the Drought
Moderator: Adam Bailey, President, CILA
Panelists: Tim Seward, Partner, Hobbs, Straus, Dean & Walker
Denise Turner Walsh, Attorney General, Rincon Band of Luiseno Indians
Cynthia Gomez, Tribal Advisor, Governor Jerry Brown
- Tribes and the Marijuana Industry
Moderator: Lauren van Schilfgaarde, Treasurer, CILA
Panelists: Lael Echo-Hawk, Of Counsel, Garvey, Shubert, Barer
William Wood, Visiting Associate Professor, Southwestern Law School
Yurok Tribe Representative
- P.L. 280 – A Path to Repeal
Moderator: Adam Crepelle, Vice President, CILA
Panelists: Tom Gede, Commission, Indian Law & order Commission; Of Counsel, Bingham McCutchen LLP
Dorothy Alther, Executive Director, California Indian Legal Services
- Fee to Trust: Strategies and Practice in Indian Country
Moderator: Jacquelyn Jampolsky, Board Member, CILA
Panelists: Tim Evans, Senior Counsel, Holland & Knight
Beth Middleton, Associate Professor, UC Davis
William Wood, Visiting Associate Professor, Southwestern Law School
William Haney, Associate, Berkey Williams LLP
- Update on California Indian Law Litigation & Legislation
Moderator: Lindsey Fletcher, Secretary, CILA
Panelists: Katherine Florey, Associate Professor, UC Davis School of Law
Additional Panelist TBD
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