Criminal

2018 PLSIers Already Know What the Idaho Supreme Court Just Decided — 22% Indian Blood Means You’re an Indian

Matthew L.M. Fletcher3 Comments

Here is the opinion in State v. George.

North Carolina COA Rejects Jurisdictional Challenge of Nonmember Indian (an Indian not a member of any Indian tribe)

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here are the materials in State v. Noble (N.C. Ct. App.):

appellant brief

appellee brief

reply

state v nobles

SCOTUS Grants Herrera v. Wyoming

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here is today’s order list.

Here is the tag for Herrera v. Wyoming.

Federal Court Declines to Suppress Statement Made by Habitual D.V. Defendant Represented by Tribal Lay Advocate

Matthew L.M. Fletcher1 Comment

Here are the materials in United States v. Freemont (D. Neb.):

45 motion to suppress

46 response

58 magistrate report

59 objection

63 dct order

Federal Magistrate Recommends Dismissal of ICRA Habeas for Failure to Exhaust [Kewa Pueblo]

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Here are the materials so far in Aguilar v. Rodriguez (D.N.M.):

1 habeas petition

9 santo domingo answer

11 magistrate report

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.

US Recommends Grant in Herrera v. Wyoming

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here is the invitation brief:

17-532 Herrera (ac pet)

UPDATE:

respondent supplemental brief

petitioner supplemental brief

Other cert stage briefs here.

SCOTUS Grants Royal v. Murphy

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here is today’s order list.

Here are the cert stage materials.

Split Ninth Circuit Affirms Life Sentence for Salt River Gang Member Convicted When He Was a Juvenile

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here is the opinion in United States v. Briones.

High Country News: “The crisis of murdered and missing Indigenous women”

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here.