COVID 19

Stat: “‘They’ve been following the science’: How the Covid-19 pandemic has been curtailed in Cherokee Nation”

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here.

Albany Law Journal of Science and Technology Symposium on COVID

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

I will be presenting on my paper “Indian Lives Matter: Pandemics and Inherent Tribal Powers.”

My presentation materials are here.

NYTs Profile of Navajo Family Impacted by Pandemic

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here.

U. Chicago Law School Webinar on Law in the Pandemic [featuring Ann Tweedy] — Nov. 6

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here.

Federal Govt. Brings Cert Petition on CARES Act Funding Eligibility

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here is the petition in Mnuchin v. Confederated Tribes of the Chehalis Reservation:

Mnuchin v Chehalis Cert Petition

Question presented:

Whether Alaska Native regional and village corporations established pursuant to the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act are “Indian Tribe[s]” for purposes of the CARES Act, 42 U.S.C. 801(g)(1).

The Alaska Native Corps petition is here.

Lower court materials here.

D.C. Circuit Briefs in Shawnee Tribe v. Mnuchin

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here:

Prairie Band Potawatomi Amicus Brief

Miccosukee Amicus Brief

Shawnee Tribe Opening Brief

US Brief

Lower court materials here.

Alaska Native Corps Cert Petition on CARES Act

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here is the petition in Alaska Native Village Corporations Assn. v. Mnuchin:

Alaska Native Corps Cert Petition

Questions presented:

Whether ANCs are “Indian tribes” under ISDEAA and therefore are eligible for emergency-relief funds under Title V of the CARES Act.

Lower court materials here.

NYTs Obit of Max Osceola Jr.

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here.

USNWR: “Native Americans in Minnesota Keep COVID-19 at Bay”

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here.

D.C. Circuit Reverses CARES Act Judgment Favoring Alaska Corps.

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here is the opinion:

Opinion

Briefs.