Tribal e-Commerce Panel on Federal Government Initiatives

Traci Morris, Carl Artman, and Charles Galbraith (Fletcher too)

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Tribal e-Commerce Opening Panel

Lance Morgan, George Rivera, Jonathan Taylor, Bradley Bledsoe Downes, and Rebecca Tsosie

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Tribal e-Commerce Introductory Panel

Douglas Sylvester, Monica Antone, Rob Stone, and Patty Ferguson

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ASU’s Tribal Government e-Commerce Meeting Today

Agenda here.

Additional Update on California v. Picayune Rancheria

Pleadings filed today:

2015 02 10 Decl of GMH ISO Joint Request to Reschedule MSC (1)

2015 02 10 Joint Request to Reschedule MSC-ndh

2015.02.10 [PROPOSED] Order Rescheduling MSC

Live CLE Webinar: Update on State Taxation of Tribal Leased Lands: The New Leasing Regulations | February 25

This webinar explore the effect of the new Interior regulations excluding state taxes on business leases in Indian Country. The panel will describe recent changes to the regulations and chart the course of the litigation ongoing in several states over the new regulations. The panel will also discuss strategies being considered to resolve this longstanding state-tribal conflict outside of the ongoing litigation.

Featured Speakers

Wendy S. Pearson, Pearson Law Offices PS, Seattle, WA

Bruce Zimmerman, Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation, Pendleton, OR

Joseph C. Lennihan, Attorney At Law, Santa Fe, NM

Shana Barehand, Tribal Liaison, Washington Department of Revenue, Olympia, WA

For more information and to register click here.

PLEASE NOTE: To receive CLE credit you must be logged into the webinar interface for the ENTIRE program (including the Q&A). Partial credit is not available for this program. Please see the CLE Informaton page for more details

Sprint Communications Sues Oglala Sioux Tribe and Tribal Court over Utility Registration Fees

Here are the materials in Sprint Communications Co. LP v. Wynne (D. S.D.):

1 Complaint

1-1 Exhibit 1

1-2 Exhibit 2

1-3 Exhibit 3

1-4 Exhibit 4

Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Indian Reservation v. McKenna Cert Petition

Here:

cert petition

Question presented:

Whether federal courts called upon to enforce Indian treaty protections in tribal challenges to State regulation may enter judgment against the Indian Tribe without considering evidence and entering findings of fact on the Indians’ understanding of the United States’ treaty promises.

Lower court materials here.

Washington COA Affirms Revocation of Colville Resident’s State Tobacco Wholesaler Certification

Here are the materials in Matheson v. State Dept. of Revenue (Wash. App.):

D2 45485-8-II Unpublished Opinion

And the briefs:

454858-Appellant’s Brief

454858-Reply Brief

454858-Respondent’s Brief