COVID 19

D.C. Circuit Briefs in Alaska Corps Eligibility for CARES Act Funding

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here are the materials in Confederated Tribes of the Chehalis Reservation v. Mnuchin:

Chehalis et al Brief

Navajo et al Brief

NCAI Brief

Case tag here.

NYTs: “Native Americans Feel Devastated by the Virus Yet Overlooked in the Data”

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here.

Fletcher: “Why Tribes Should Have the Power to Enforce Strict Coronavirus Policies”

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

From The Atlantic, here.

The related article in the Stanford Law Review Online is here.

WaPo on the Blackfeet Nation’s Closure of Its Glacier National Park Border

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here is “A closed border, pandemic-weary tourists and a big bottleneck at Glacier National Park.”

CARES Act Fund Distribution to ANCs Stayed Pending Appeal

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here are the new materials in Confederated Tribes of the Chehalis Reservation v. Mnuchin (D.D.C.):

99 Chelahis Motion for Stay Pending Appeal

102 Calista Response

103 Federal Response

104 ANC Response

105 Ahtna Response

106 Chehalis Reply

107 DCT Order on Stay

Prior post here.

South Dakota Public Broadcasting: “Pommersheim Talks Legal Battle Between Tribe & Government”

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here. This is part 2. Part 1 is here.

Senate Committee Hearing: “Oversight Hearing on ‘Evaluating the Response and Mitigation to the COVID-19 Pandemic in Native Communities’ and Legislative Hearing to Receive Testimony on S. 3650′”

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here.

St. Regis Mohawk Sues Insurance Company over Pandemic Losses

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here is the complaint in Mohawk Gaming Enterprises LLC v. Affiliated FM Insurance Co. (N.D. N.Y.):

1-4 Complaint

Stanford Law Review Online Publishes “Indian Lives Matter — Pandemics and Inherent Tribal Powers”

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Fletcher’s paper, “Indian Lives Matter — Pandemics and Inherent Tribal Powers,” is now available online (PDF).