NYTs: “Redskins to Drop Name, Yielding to Pressure From Sponsors and Activists”

Here.

Ninth Circuit Decides Crow Indian Tribe v. United States [Grizzly Bear Delisting]

Here is the opinion. The court affirmed the district court’s order to remand the decision back to Fish and Wildlife Service.

Here are the briefs.

Federal Court Invalidates Dakota Access Pipeline Permits

Here is the order in Standing Rock Sioux Tribe v. United States Army Corps of Engineers (D.D.C.):

546 DCT Order

Related briefs:

507 US Brief

510 Dakota Access Brief

527 Tribal Plaintiffs Brief

531 Congressional Amicus Brief

532 Environmental Amicus Brief

533 Tribal Amicus Brief

536 US Reply

539 Dakota Access Reply

Prior post here.

Bryan Newland: “Enbridge Line 5 is Michigan’s next ecological disaster”

In the Detroit Free Press, here.

Jenni Monet: “Land Back—Making the Case for Treaties at Mount Rushmore.”

Here.

Politico: “Trump’s Mount Rushmore fireworks shed light on his history with Native Americans: The president had a poor track record with Native Americans even before he decided to celebrate July Fourth at a landmark built on land stolen from an Indigenous tribe.”

Here.

[Blast from the Past] The Daily Show – The Redskins’ Name – Catching Racism

Here, preceded by an unusual “disclaimer” by John Stewart:

And Mig Pensoneau’s post-debacle piece, “Behind the Scenes of Our Tense Segment on The Daily Show,” here.

WaPo: “FedEx, the Washington Redskins’ Most Prominent Sponsor, Asks the Team to Change Its Name”

Here.

Washington SCT Restores Yakama Nation’s Challenge to Yakima County Land Use Decision that would Disturb Cemeteries

Here is the opinion in Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation v. Yakima County:

Opinion

Arizona COA Holds Hopi Tribe Owes $300K in Attorney Fees to Arizona Snowbowl

Here is the opinion in Hopi Tribe v. Arizona Snowbowl Resort Limited Partnership:

Unpublished Opinion

The case is on remand from the Arizona Supreme Court, which rejected the tribe’s public nuisance theories here.