News coverage here.
Lower court materials here.
Author: Matthew L.M. Fletcher
Crow Housing Authority Dispute over Alleged HUD Overpayments Remanded to Agency
Here are the materials in Crow Tribal Housing Authority v. HUD (D. Mont.):
An excerpt:
Plaintiff Crow Tribal Housing Authority (“CTHA”) brings this action against Defendant U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (“HUD”) under the Administrative Procedure Act challenging the HUD’s agency action of recouping alleged over-payments of Indian Housing Block Grants (“IHBG”) to CTHA under the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996 (“NAHASDA”), 25 U.S.C. § 4101 et seq. Pending before the Court are cross-motions for summary judgment. Docs. 51 & 60. For the following reasons, the Court concludes this case must be remanded to HUD for a proper hearing.
NYTs on VAWA Reauthorization
Here.
1491s on Lincoln
A little late for Lincoln’s birthday, but a little early for Presidents’ Day.
Here.
Ninth Circuit Oral Argument Audio in Tohono O’odham Nation v. City of Glendale
No SCT Cert Grants Today; Maybe Monday
Interior Solicitor Attorney Job Posting (Now Expired, March 27, 2013)
The Office of the Solicitor, U.S. Department of the Interior, has a number of vacancies for attorneys at varying grade/salary levels with experience in Indian Law for positions in Washington, D.C., Atlanta, and Sacramento. These vacancies may include one Supervisory Attorney to be located in Washington D.C. The positions require a background in multiple subject areas pertaining to the field of federal Indian law; experience working with the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Bureau of Indian Education and/or the Office of Special Trustee is desired. In order to qualify, you must hold a law degree, be a member of a state bar, and posses additional professional legal experience appropriate for the position for which you are being considered.
To apply, please submit a letter of interest highlighting your background and resume (to include 3 references) to SOLAttorney_Employment@sol.doi.gov. If you have questions, please contact Lori Jarman or Kimberly Benton at (202) 208-6115. The positions will be filled as appropriate candidates are identified. We will continue to accept applications until all vacant positions have been filled. We appreciate your interest and look forward to reviewing your application. The U.S. Department of the Interior is an equal opportunity employer.
AUSA Job Announcement (New Mexico)
ASSISTANT UNITED STATES ATTORNEY
UNITED STATES ATTORNEY’S OFFICE
DISTRICT OF NEW MEXICO
VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT NUMBER: 13-AUSA-NM-1
As needed, additional positions may be filled using this announcement
About the Office: The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of New Mexico has approximately 165 employees and contractors. The main office is located in Albuquerque. The branch office in Las Cruces is located approximately 225 miles south of Albuquerque, is 50 miles from the Mexican border, and includes approximately 45 of the District employees and contractors. The District also has an unstaffed office in Santa Fe.
Responsibilities and Opportunity Offered: The attorney selected will handle prosecutions of a wide variety of federal offenses.
Qualifications: Applicants must possess a J.D. degree, be an active member, in good standing, of the bar (any jurisdiction), and have at least one (1) year of post-J.D. experience.
Applicants must demonstrate a quick analytical ability and the facility to accurately and precisely articulate the critical issues in a case and demonstrate superior oral and writing skills as well as strong research and interpersonal skills, and good judgment. Applicants must possess excellent communication and courtroom skills and exhibit the ability to work in a supportive and professional manner with other attorneys, support staff and client agencies. Applicants must have a demonstrated capacity to function, with minimal guidance, in a highly demanding office and courtroom environment.
Applicants will be expected to conduct their own legal research and writing and must be substantially self-sufficient in preparing day to day correspondence and pleadings. Applicants also must possess computer literacy skills to include experience with automated research, electronic court filing, electronic e-mail and word processing systems. Continue reading
Supreme Court Conference to Consider Madison County v. Oneida Indian Nation Petition TODAY
Here, from SCOTUSblog, are the briefs.
We may know this afternoon if the Court grants the petition.
How about a little poll to gauge the likelihood of a grant?
Turtle Talk Presents … Random Brief Day
Not much going on, so how about a few random briefs?
Here’s a brief from the State of Arizona in the Arizona COA defending a decision to deny state unemployment benefits to a former Navajo Nation elected official who is unemployed after losing an election (Robbins v. Arizona Dept. of Economic Security):
And here’s a SCT cert petition from a North Carolina company alleging that the state’s ban on a form of gaming advertisements are violative of the First Amendment (Sandhill Amusements Inc. v. North Carolina):
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