Ninth Circuit Rejects Bivens Action against Hopi School Officials

Here is the unpublished opinion in Beam v. Naha.

Briefs:

Opening Brief

Response Brief

Federal Court Dismisses Title VII Suit against Shiprock Schools (tribally controlled school)

Here are the materials in Jim v. Shiprock Associated Schools (D.N.M.):

23-shiprock-schools-motion-for-summary.pdf

27-response.pdf

28-reply.pdf

34-dct-order.pdf

8th Annual Wisconsin Indian Law CLE

Save the date: August 1-2, 2019 for the 8th Annual Wisconsin Indian Law CLE at Wilderness Resort in Wisconsin Dells, WI.

Registration information can be found here.

WI ILS CLE

The Atlantic [Family Weekly Newsletter]: “America’s Dark History of Native American Assimilation Schools”

Here.

Federal Court Holds Individual Members of Tribal Corporate Board Can Be Sued under False Claims Act

Here are the materials in Cain v. Salish Kootenai College (D. Mont.):

110 SKC Motion to Certify

112 Individual Defendants MTD

115 Response to 110

116 Response to 112

117 Reply in Support of 110

118 Reply in Support of 112

121 DCT Order

UPDATE: 129 Amended DCT Order

Prior posts here and here.

NYTs: “U.S. to Investigate Discrimination Against Native Students on Montana Reservation”

Here.

We posted the Fort Peck Tribe’s 2017 Complaint here.

The news coverage and investigation that apparently spurred this action was posted here.

NYTs/ProPublica: “District of Despair: On a Montana Reservation, Schools”

Here.

Washington State Supreme Court Upholds Charter Schools (Tribal-State Compact Schools)

Here are the materials in El Centro De La Raza v. State of Washington:

Superior Court Summary Judgment Order

Supreme Court Opinion

Wa he lut Indian School Amicus Brief

Jordan Oglesby on PLSI’s 50th Class in the NM State Bar Indian Law Section’s Newsletter

Here. See “Pipeline to Tribal Sovereignty: Celebrating the Pre-Law Summer Institute’s 50th Class” beginning on page 6.

Federal Court Orders Jurisdiction-Related Discovery in Title VII Suit against Shiprock Schools

Here are the materials in Jim v. Shiprock Associated Schools (D. N.M.):

6 Motion to Dismiss

11 Response and Motion to Bifurcate

15 Reply

18 DCT Order