Broadman on Gaming, Pot and Tribal Resistance As Economic Development

Anthony Broadman has published “Gaming, Pot and Tribal Resistance
As Economic Development” in the King County Bar Bulletin:

Gaming, Pot and Tribal Resistance As Economic Development

Federal Court Affirms Immunity of Lac Vieux Desert Band’s Sovereign Lending Solutions (and Employee)

Here is the opinion in Bynon v. Mansfield (E.D. Pa.):

16-1 Motion to Dismiss

18 Response Brief

19 Reply

20 – Opinion

21 – Order

We posted the complaint here.

Federal Court Dismisses Contract Breach Claim against Fort Sill Apache Industries

Here are the materials in Team Systems International LLC v. Haozous (W.D. Okla.):

19 Tribal Motion to Dismiss

21 TSI Response

26 Tribal Reply

31 DCT Order

Match-E-Be-Nash-She-Wish Pottawatomi Seek Corporate Counsel for Economic Development Arm

Here:

MBPI LLC LEGAL RFP

Big Sandy Rancheria Moves to Returned Smokes Seized by Feds

Here is the motion in In Re 365,380 Ea 640 Boxes of Cigarettes worth 568,000.00 (Big Sandy Tobacco Redistribution) (C.D. Cal.):

1 Motion for Return of Seized Property

Candy Smokes

Otoe-Missouria Tribal Chairman Brings Civil Rights Action against Connecticut Dept. of Banking

Here is the complaint in Shotton v. Pitkin (W.D. Okla.):

1 Complaint

An excerpt:

Plaintiff brings this action as a result of unlawful enforcement actions taken by Defendants against Plaintiff and Defendants’ entry of a state administrative order imposing a civil penalty of $700,000 against Plaintiff in his individual capacity and unlawfully restraining his conduct without due process of law and in violation of his individual right to immunity as a tribal official.

Our post on a related suit in Connecticut Superior Court action is here.

Diné CARE Prevails in NEPA Challenge to Navajo Mine Expansion

Here are the materials in  Diné Citizens against Ruining Our Environment v. United States Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (D. Colo.):

48 Diné CARE Opening Brief

53 OSMRE Response

54 BHP Navajo Response

55 Diné CARE Reply

79 DCT Order

News coverage here.

Posts on prior motion to dismiss and motion to intervene.

Ninth Circuit Briefs in Consumer Financial Protection Board v. Great Plains Lending

Here:

Great Plains Lending Opening Brief

CFPB Answer Brief

Great Plains Lending Reply Brief

Reply Brief

Lower court materials here.

Cornell NALSA to Host Tribal Economic Development Summit This Saturday (To be Live Streamed)

Here:

Cornell Tribal Economic Development Summit Poster

Here is the agenda (PDF):

Summit Agenda-1_Page_1 Summit Agenda-1_Page_2

Here is the live stream link for the morning panel sessions:
http://law.webcast.video.cornell.edu/Mediasite/Play/4c30d7814aec4710a6f84e9dc33dfc851d

And here is the link for the Keynote address:
http://law.webcast.video.cornell.edu/Mediasite/Play/e5f613f211524a7abaaa8401574bca081d

ASU’s Tribal Government e-Commerce Meeting Today

Agenda here.