Author: Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Larissa FastHorse is a 2020 MacArthur Foundation Award Winner

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

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Ninth Circuit Briefing — Tribal Sovereign Immunity Under the Clean Water Act

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here are the briefs relevant to the sovereign immunity issue in Deschutes River Alliance v. Portland General Electric Company:

Final Tribal Amici Brief in Support of Warm Springs – File-Stamped

Appellant’s First Brief

Second Brief on Cross-Appeal – CTWS (filed 9 28 20)

Appellant’s Third Brief

Idaho Power Amicus Brief

PGE Brief

PGE Reply

Tribal Amicus Brief

Warm Springs Reply

And here are the lower court materials in Deschutes River Alliance v. Portland General Electric Company (D. Or.):

72 Warm Springs Motion to Dismiss

74 Pacific Gas Motion to Dismiss

76 Deschutes River Response

78 Pacific Gas Reply

82 Warm Springs Reply

84 Warm Springs Brief in Support of Defendants

103 DCT Order

Materials in Upper Skagit & Sauk-Suiattle U&A Dispute

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here are the materials so far in United States v. Washington (W.D. Wash.), subproceeding 20-01, aka Upper Skagit Indian Tribe v. Sauk-Suiattle Indian Tribe:

1-1 Upper Skagit Request

2 Motion for TRO

6 Sauk-Suiattle Response to 1

7 Sauk-Suiattle Response to 2

8 DCT Order Granting 1

15 Tulalip Response to 2

20 DCT Order Denying 2

Update (11-12-2020):

22 Motion for Reconsideration

23 Saul-Suiattle Response

24 Upper Skagit MSJ

27 Sauk-Suiattle MTD

28 Sauk-Suiattle Response to 24

29 Swinomish Response to 24

31 Upper Skagit Reply in Support of 24

33 Swinomish Response to 27

34 Upper Skagit Response to 27

35 Sauk-Suiattle Reply in Support of 27

36 DCT Order Denying Motion for Reconsideration

News Profile on Indian Country Broadband Issues

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here is “Rez Connectivity, Human Rights ‘Necessity’” from the Esperanza Project.

Wash. Appeals Court Orders New Trial in Snohomish County Deputy’s Killing of Tulalip Man

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here are the materials in Lacy v. Snohomish County (Wash. Ct. App.):

4-15-19 Appellant’s Opening Brief

5-17-19 Respondent Cross Appellant’s Brief

6-14-19 Appellant’s Reply Brief

10-5-20 Opinion

Prior post here.

Daily Princetonian: “Nuclear Princeton: Indigenous scholarship and representation in an institution ‘not designed’ for Native students”

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

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EPA Grants Oklahoma Governor’s Request for Authority over Indian Country Environmental Protection

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here is the EPA letter to the governor:

EPA letter to Gov. Stitt

Ninth Circuit Grants Expedited Review of Arizona Native Voting Rights Case after District Court Rejects Injunction

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here are the materials in Yazzie v. Hobbs (D. Ariz.):

48 Arizona Motion to Dismiss

61 Opposition

62 DCT Order

Here are the briefs so far in the Ninth Circuit:

Yazzie Opening Brief

League of Women Voters Amicus

Arizona Answer Brief

Reply

Prior post here.

SCOTUS Long Conference Order List — Cert Denials Aplenty + 1 Voting Rights Grant

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here is today’s order list.

The Supreme Court denied cert in:

The Court held over Rogers County Board of Tax Roll Corrections v. Video Gaming Technologies, Inc. and In re Youngbear, and asked for a response (CFR) in United States v. Cooley.

Last week, the Court granted several cases, including an Arizona voting rights case we noted here.

Native America Calling TODAY on the Legacy of RGB and the Nomination of Amy Coney Barrett

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here.

My post on RBG is here.

My post on ACB is here.