Maylinn Smith has published “And justice for all, someday: Indians, Alaska Natives face unique obstacles” in this month’s issue of the Montana Lawyer.
bar journal
Fletcher on “A Short History of Indian Law in the Supreme Court”
Here is “A Short History of Indian Law in the Supreme Court,” published in the ABA Human Rights Magazine, May 2015.
I also wrote a short description of the American Law Institute’s restatement project in the same issue of the magazine: “A Federal Indian Law Restatement?”
Broadman on Gaming, Pot and Tribal Resistance As Economic Development
Anthony Broadman has published “Gaming, Pot and Tribal Resistance
As Economic Development” in the King County Bar Bulletin:
Two Indian Law Articles in New Issue of Federal Lawyer
Here:
Diversely Native
Many federal Indian law professors have experienced some version of the following: We go to a law school to give a workshop on a specific aspect of federal Indian law and get a question along the lines of …
and…
“Indian Law and Order Commission Proposals Gain Ground” by Troy Eid and Affie Ellis
Washington State Bar Indian Law Section Spring 2015 Newsletter
Here.
In this issue you will find:
- Message from the Chair
- New IRS Guidance on General Welfare
- Washington Supreme Court Gets it Wrong in State v. Shale
- Reverse Bracker: Just Taxation Near Indian Country
Wisconsin Lawyer Publishes Two Articles on Indian Law
Here:
Rebecca Webster, Andrew Adams, and David Armstrong’s “An Introduction: American Indian Tribes and Law in Wisconsin.”
A description:
- Whether your practice overlaps with tribal law, this general orientation will help Wisconsin lawyers understand the history and current status of American Indians and their tribes’ self-governance and law in the United States. The authors provide contact information for Wisconsin’s 11 tribes for lawyers interested in gaining admission to practice in tribal courts.
Bonnie Shusha’s “Engaging the Third Sovereign: The Nature, Reach, and Sources of Tribal Law”
A description:
- Although not all tribal law is easily accessible, you can find what is available to the public with this handy guide from U.W. law librarian Bonnie Shucha.
Profile of Eugenia Charles-Newton — Wyoming State Law Librarian
Here is “Wyoming Supreme Court Welcomes New State Law Librarian,” published in the Wyoming Lawyer.
Eugenia is a PLSI grad (2005) and one of my former students.
ABA Journal Article on the Implementation of VAWA’s Tribal Jurisdictional Provisions
2015 Indian Law Issue of the Federal Lawyer
The annual Indian Law issue of the Federal Lawyer — which includes an article on Native veterans-active duty servicemembers by Kate Fort and Peter Vicaire — is here:
April 2015
- Hon. William D. Johnson
Chief Judge, Umatilla Tribal Court Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation,
Pendleton, Oregon
Features
40 Years of U.S. Supreme Court Indian Law Cases: The Justices and How They Voted
The list that follows tells you the Indian law cases the Supreme Court decided in the 40 years of the Indian Law Conference, the citation, whether it favors or is adverse to Indian interests, who wrote the majority opinion, and how the other justices voted.
The list that follows tells you the Indian law cases the Supreme Court decided in the 40 years of the Indian Law Conference, the citation, whether it favors or is adverse to Indian interests, who wrote the majority opinion, and how the other justices voted.
The Human-Rights Era of Federal Indian Law
What is the future of federal Indian law? The rise of modern Indian nations took place over the past 45 years. During the Indian self-determination era since 1970, hard-fought nation-building advances were achieved within the framework of federal Indian law. It is fitting to commemorate those formative years, especially on the 40th anniversary of the FBA’s Annual Indian Law Conference. We cannot reflect on those years without asking: Where do we go from here?
What is the future of federal Indian law? The rise of modern Indian nations took place over the past 45 years. During the Indian self-determination era since 1970, hard-fought nation-building advances were achieved within the framework of federal Indian law. It is fitting to commemorate those formative years, especially on the 40th anniversary of the FBA’s Annual Indian Law Conference. We cannot reflect on those years without asking: Where do we go from here?
The Invisible Families
Child Welfare and American Indian Active–Duty Service Members and Veterans
Child Welfare and American Indian Active–Duty Service Members and Veterans
Professor Sarah Deer: MacArthur Fellow
Learn about the life of this MacArthur Fellow.
Learn about the life of this MacArthur Fellow.
As Long as the Water Shall Flow
Water has enabled tribes to survive for thousands of years. Indeed, the reverence for water and its blessings continue to support and shape the tribal political, social, economic, and cultural climate in Indian communities throughout the United States. Today, water remains vital for tribal self-sufficiency, economic development, and providing security for present and future generations.
Water has enabled tribes to survive for thousands of years. Indeed, the reverence for water and its blessings continue to support and shape the tribal political, social, economic, and cultural climate in Indian communities throughout the United States. Today, water remains vital for tribal self-sufficiency, economic development, and providing security for present and future generations.
The Precarious Sovereign Immunity of Tribal Business Corporations
With increasing frequency, Indian tribes form wholly owned corporations for economic development purposes. Tribes often assume these entities are immune from suit, but they may be wrong.
With increasing frequency, Indian tribes form wholly owned corporations for economic development purposes. Tribes often assume these entities are immune from suit, but they may be wrong.
Suffer No Tyranny
How State-Tribal Relations Might Evolve in the Light of the Supreme Court’s Michigan v. Bay Mills Indian CommunityReluctance to Referee Intergovernmental Disputes
How State-Tribal Relations Might Evolve in the Light of the Supreme Court’s Michigan v. Bay Mills Indian CommunityReluctance to Referee Intergovernmental Disputes
For Native American Attorneys, Groundbreaking NNABA Study Reveals Devastating Lack of Inclusion in the Legal Profession at Large
To raise the visibility of Native American attorneys in the legal profession at large, to effectuate lasting reforms in the legal community, and to help build a better pipeline to law school, the National Native American Bar Association (NNABA) conducted the first-of-its-kind study of Native American attorneys.
To raise the visibility of Native American attorneys in the legal profession at large, to effectuate lasting reforms in the legal community, and to help build a better pipeline to law school, the National Native American Bar Association (NNABA) conducted the first-of-its-kind study of Native American attorneys.
New York Bar Journal Article: “The Dutch, Munsees, and the Purchase of Manhattan Island from Opening Statements—Law, Jurisprudence, and the History of Dutch New York”
The Dutch, Munsees, and the Purchase of Manhattan Island
from Opening Statements—Law, Jurisprudence, and the History of Dutch New York
by Paul Otto
Edited by Albert M. Rosenblatt and Julia C. Rosenblatt
PDF here:
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