NYTs Profile of Energy Tribes and Trump Administration

Here is “Tribes That Live Off Coal Hold Tight to Trump’s Promises,”

Ninth Circuit Materials in Atlantic Richfield Co. v. Laguna Construction Co.

Here are the briefs:

Opening Brief

Others briefs TK.

Lower court materials tag here.

Ninth Circuit Rejects Challenges to Navajo Generating Station Clean Air FIP

Here is the opinion in Yazzie v. EPA. Here is the opinion in Hopi Tribe v. EPA. The Yazzie opinion is the lead opinion and has more details.

Materials in the Yazzie appeal are here. Materials in the Hopi appeal are here (some of the Yazzie briefs are here, too).

NEPA Challenge to Tule Wind Project Fails

Here are the materials in Protect Our Communities Foundation v. Black (S.D. Cal.):

59-1 POCF Motion for Summary J

61-1 Tule Wind Cross Motion

64 Federal Motion

66 POCF Response

74 Federal Reply

75 Tule Wind Reply

80EWI Order Granting Defendants MSJ_3-6-17

Tenth Circuit Materials in Finn v. Great Plains Lending LLC

Here:

Finn Brief

Great Plains Lending Brief

Finn Reply

Lower court materials here.

Tenth Circuit Briefs in Team Systems International v. Haozous (Fort Sill Industries)

Here:

appellant-brief

Second Circuit Briefs in Gingras v. ThinkFinance & Plain Green

Here are the materials in Gingras v. ThinkFinance LLC:

Plain Green Officers Brief

ThinkFinance Brief

Appellee Brief

Plain Green Officers Reply

ThinkFinance Reply

Lower court decision in Gingras v. Rosette here.

California SCT Rules against Immunity for Tribal Sovereign Lenders

Here is the opinion in People ex rel. Owens v. Miami Nation Enterprises.

We posted briefs here.

Tribal Tax-Exemption Win in Washington Supreme Court

The Washington Supreme Court has upheld a state law allowing tribal fee lands used for economic development projects to be exempt from state taxes provided that the tribe pays a payment in lieu of tax. (PILT). The case concerned Muckleshoot-owned lands and Muckleshoot filed an amicus brief in the case. Here is the opinion in City of Snoqualmie v. King County Executive Dow Constantine.

Financial Blog: “Trump advisors aim to privatize oil-rich Indian reservations”

Here.