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Washington State Bar Indian Law Section Newsletter — Spring 2019

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here.

Federal Lawyer Annual Indian Law Edition 2019

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

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Tribes and Cannabis: Reaching New Highs in the Burgeoning Cannabis Marketplace
U.S. Sales of Legal cannabis reached $9.2 billion in 2017 – a 33 percent increase over 2016 – and are on track to reach $24.5 billion by 2021. 

Features

Pipleline to Tribal Soveignty: Celebrating the Pre-Law Summer Institute’s 50th Class
If you ask Native American attorneys how they prepared for law school, chances are they’ll tell you they attended the American Indian Law Center Inc.’s Pre-Law Summer Institute (PLSI).
The Violence Against Women Act of 2018: A Step in the Right Direction for Indian Children and Federal Indian Law
It is well-settled law that if a person who violates the laws of the United States is a resident of another country, that person falls within the criminal jurisdiction of the United States. Similarly, if a person crosses state lines and commits child abuse in another state, he or she falls under the jurisdiction of the state where the crime was committed.
Rethinking Administrative Advocacy: A Step-by-Step Approach from Former Government Insiders
In today’s political climate, with frequent changes in leadership positions and new policy agendas, there has never been a better time to develop or brush up your administration advocacy skills to better achieve success for your client.

UPDATE — Suquamish is the first tribe with a compact with a state… here.

Arizona Attorney Indian Law Edition

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

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SPECIAL FEATURE
  1. Indian Law Special Focus
  2. ICWA and Assisted Reproductive Technology BY DAUNE CARDENAS
  3. Environmental Justice in Indian Country BY BETHANY SULLIVAN
  4. Energy Development on Tribal Land BY PILAR M. THOMAS
  5. Domestic Violence Criminal Jurisdiction BY OJ FLORES
  6. Leaving the Office Ethically BY VIRJINYA TORREZ
  7. 2020 Census Challenge BY JAMES THOMAS TUCKER
  8. The Year of the Native Voter BY SARAH CRAWFORD
  9. Tribute to Rodney B. Lewis BY JAMES THOMAS TUCKER

Washington State Bar Magazine Focuses Issue on Northwest Intertribal Court System and Indian Law

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here is the December 2018 issue of NW Lawyer.

Jordan Oglesby on PLSI’s 50th Class in the NM State Bar Indian Law Section’s Newsletter

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here. See “Pipeline to Tribal Sovereignty: Celebrating the Pre-Law Summer Institute’s 50th Class” beginning on page 6.

Idaho State Bar Advocate Special Issue on Indian Law

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

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WSBA Indian Law Section Summer 2018 Newsletter

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

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In this issue you will find:

 

• Word from the Chair

• HB-2951: Increasing Services to Report and Investigate Missing Native American Women

• Exercising Sovereignty Through Tribal Courts

• Eluding the Proper Scope of Federal Jurisdiction: United States v. Johnny Smith and the Assimilative Crimes Act

• American Indian Law Journal

Chris Chaney on Data Sovereignty and TOOA

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Christopher B. Chaney has published “Data Sovereignty and the Tribal Law and Order Act” in the Federal Lawyer.

Jim Diamond on Practicing Indian Law in Federal, State, and Tribal Criminal Courts

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James D. Diamond just published “Practicing Indian Law in Federal, State, and Tribal Criminal Courts and an Update on Recent Expansion of Criminal Jurisdiction Over Non-Indians” in the ABA’s Criminal Justice Magazine. PDF SSRN

ABA Human Rights Issue on Indian Law: “NEW HORIZONS IN INDIAN COUNTRY? WHAT LIES AHEAD”

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

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