Ninth Circuit Briefs in County of Amador v. DOI & No Casino in Plymouth v. Jewell

Here are the briefs in County of Amador v. Dept. of Interior:

Opening Brief

Federal Answer Brief

County Reply

Other briefs TK

Here are the briefs in No Casino in Plymouth v. Jewell:

Opening Brief

Federal Answer Brief

Ione Band Answer

NCIP Reply

Lower court materials for both cases here.

D.C. Circuit Oral Argument Audio in Grand Ronde v. Jewell (Cowlitz)

Here.

Briefs here.

D.C. Circuit Briefs in Patchak v. Jewell

Here:

Patchak Opening Brief

Tribe Response Brief

US Response Brief

Patchak Reply Brief

Oral argument will be May 16, 2016: Oral Argument Order

Lower court materials here.

D.C. Circuit Briefs in Alaska Natives Fee to Trust Dispute

Here are the briefs in State of Alaska v. Akiachak Native Community:

2015-08-24 AK appeal brief vs Akiachak

Tribal Appellees Response Brief

USA Response Brief

Alaska Reply

2015-08-24 AK appeal brief vs Akiachak

Kansas’ Challenge to Quapaw Trust Land Acquisition Dismissed

Here are the materials in State of Kansas ex rel. Schmidt v. National Indian Gaming Commission (D. Kan.):

43 US Motion to Dismiss

51 Quapaw Motion to Dismiss

56 Opposition to 51

60 Opposition to 43

68 Quapaw Reply

88 US Reply

91 DCT Order

Tribal and U.S. Response Briefs in Alaska Land into Trust Case

Response briefs filed in State of Alaska v. Akiachak Native Community;

Tribal Appellees Response Brief

USA Response Brief

Previous coverage here.

Eleventh Circuit Briefs in Poarch Band of Creek Indians v. Hildreth

Here:

Hildreth Opening Brief

Poarch Band Brief

US Amicus Brief

Hildreth Reply

Lower court materials here.

Mashpee Casino Land Deal in E. Taunton, MA Finalized

The Mashpee Tribe is planning to locate its casino in Taunton, a struggling city in Southeastern Massachusetts, the city where my grandparents lived in fact. The land deal was just finalized. It sounds like the economic development will be a win-win for the Tribe and the Taunton. Here’s the Taunton Daily Gazette story. Previous coverage here.

D.C. Circuit Briefs in Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde Community of Oregon v. Jewell (Cowlitz Tribe)

Here:

Grand Ronde Opening Brief

Clark County Opening Brief

Federal Answer Brief

Samish Amicus Brief

Cowlitz Brief

USET Amicus Brief

Clark County Reply

Grand Ronde Reply

Lower court materials here.

Interior Prevails in Two Challenges to Ione Band Trust Acquisition

Here are the materials in No Casino in Plymouth v. Jewell (E.D. Cal.):

72-1 No Casino in Plymouth Motion for Summary J

77 Ione Band Motion to Strike

80 Opposition to 77

85 Ione Band Reply re 77

90-1 US Motion for Summary J

91-1 Ione Band Motion for Summary J

93 No Casino in Plymouth Opposition

93-2 No Casino in Plymouth Reply

94 US Reply

96 Ione Band Reply

100 DCT Order

Here are the materials in County of Amador v. Dept. of Interior (E.D. Cal.):

65 County Motion for Summary J

82 Ione Band Motion for Summary J

84-1 US Motion for Summary J

85 County Reply

86 US Reply

87 Ione Band Reply

95 DCT Order

We posted on these cases earlier, here, here, and here.