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High Country News Profile of Cougar Den Case
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Posted in Author: Matthew L.M. Fletcher, economic development, Research, Supreme Court, treaty rights
Tagged 1855 Yakama Treaty, indian taxation, oral argument, Supreme Court, Washington State Department of Licensing v. Cougar Den Inc., Washington State Dept. of Licensing v. Cougar Den Inc., Washington Supreme Court
Federal Court Rejects Motions to Dismiss New York Suit against Native Wholesale Supply & Grand River Enterprises Six Nations
Here are the materials in State of New York v. Grand River Enterprises Six Nations LTD (W.D. N.Y.): 76 Second Amended Complaint 79-3 Native Wholesale Supply MTD 81-1 Grand River Enterprises Six Nations MTD 84 NY Response to 81-1 [Stay … Continue reading
Swinomish Indian Tribal Community v. Army Corps of Engineers Materials (so far)
Here: 1 Complaint 15 Answer 19 Taylor Shellfish Motion to Intervene 24 DCT Order Granting Intervention
King Mountain Tobacco v. US Cert Petition
Here: cert petition Questions presented: 1. Whether the Ninth Circuit erred in holding that the Yakama Treaty must include express exemptive language” to create an exemption from a federal tax or fee. 2. Whether the Ninth Circuit erred in holding that the federal tobacco … Continue reading
Fourth Circuit Briefs in Williams v. Big Picture Loans
Here: appellant brief williams appellee brief center for responsible lending amicus brief conference of tribal lending commissioners amicus brief ncai amicus brief Lower court materials here.
Posted in Author: Matthew L.M. Fletcher, economic development, Research, sovereign immunity, Tribal Codes, tribal courts
Tagged Eastern District of Virginia, Fourth Circuit, Lac Vieux Desert Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians, tribal official immunity, tribal sovereign immunity, Williams v. Big Picture Loans LLC
Federal Court Dismisses Contract Claim against Alaska Tribe
Here are the materials in Alaska Logistics LLC v. Newtok Village Council (D. Alaska): 1 complaint 6 answer and counterclaims 19 tribe motion to dismiss 25 answer to counterclaims and counterclaims to counterclaims 28 motion to strike 29 opposition to … Continue reading
St. Regis Mohawk v. Mylan Pharma Cert Petition
Here: cert-petition-1.pdf Question presented: Whether inter partes review before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board is the type of proceeding in which tribal sovereign immunity may be asserted. Lower court materials here
Connecticut Court Holds Tribal Business is Immune from State Dept. of Banking Authority
Here are the materials in Great Plains Lending LLC v. State of Connecticut Dept. of Banking (Conn. Super.): Appeal Amended Complaint Department’s Motion to Dismiss Great Plains Objection to MTD Superior Ct Order Denying Motion to Dismiss Great Plains Brief … Continue reading
Wiring the Rez 2019 Conference @ ASU LAw
Event Info: Wiring the Rez: Innovative Strategies for Business Development Via E-Commerce CLE Conference The 5th Annual Tribal Government E-Commerce Conference Jan. 31 – Feb. 1, 2019 / Wild Horse Pass Hotel & Casino / Chandler, AZ The goal of … Continue reading
Student Scholarship on the Allergan/Mohawk Case
Seth W. R. Brickey has published “Rent-A-Tribe: Using Tribal Immunity to Shield Patents from Administrative Review” in the Washington Law Review. Here is the abstract: In 2017, Allergan Pharmaceuticals entered into an agreement with the Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe (SRMT). Allergan … Continue reading
