How does measuring poverty and welfare affect American Indian children?

From Brookings:

For one group of children in particular, American Indians and Alaska Natives, exceedingly high poverty rates have had profound impacts on community wellbeing and long-term cohesiveness. Given the best available data, from the U.S. Census data, child poverty rates among American Indians and Alaska Natives have consistently exceeded 40% for almost the past 30 years.

Here.

U.S. Tax Court Holds Section 17 Corporation Not Legally Distinct from Corporate Subsidiaries

Here is the opinion in Blue Lake Rancheria Economic Development Corp. v. Commissioner:

Blue Lake Rancheria Sec. 17 Tax Court Decision

Split Sixth Circuit Panel Confirms Tribal Immunity in Bankruptcy Act Proceedings

Here is the opinion in In re Greektown Holdings LLC.

Briefs:

buchwald-brief.pdf

sault-tribe-brief.pdf

buchwald-reply.pdf

Lower court materials and prior posts here.

California Appellate Court Holds State Taxes Imposed on Tribal Member Not Preempted

Here are the materials in People ex rel. Becerra v. Huber (Cal. Ct. App.):

opinion-1.pdf

appellant-opening-brief.pdf

respondent-brief.pdf

reply-brief.pdf

appellant-supplemental-brief.pdf

appellee-supplemental-reply.pdf

appellant-supplemental-reply.pdf

High Country News Profile of Cougar Den Case

Here.

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 Motion]

88 NWS Reply in Support of stay

89 GRE Reply in Support of Stay Motion

92 DCT Order Granting Stay Motion

93 NY Opposition to MTD

95-2 NWS Reply in Support of MTD

96 GRE Reply in Support of MTD

97 Magistrate Report100 NY Objections

102 NWS Response to Objections

103 NY Reply

110 DCT Order Sustaining Objections

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 excise tax, 26 U.S.C. § 5701-5703, and the Fair and Equitable Tobacco Reform Act (“FETRA”), 7 U.S.C. § 518-519, apply to the Yakama Indians even though (1) the Yakama Treaty creates a right to travel in order to protect the Yakama Indians’ ability to trade and (2) these taxes and fees are triggered by the transport of goods – rather than by sale or manufacture.

Lower court materials here. Case tag here.

Update:

us-brief-in-opposition.pdf

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

States Brief

ncai amicus brief

Redacted Reply Brief

Lower court materials here.

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 mtd

31 reply in support of mtd

39 dct order