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NIGC Settlement Materials re: St. Croix Chippewa

September 1, 2020Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here:

Notice of Settlement

Settlement Agreement

Notice of Violation

Notice of Proposed Civil Fine

California SCT Decides United Auburn Community of the Auburn Rancheria v. Newsom

September 1, 2020Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here is the opinion:

An excerpt:

This is a case about how California law applies to the delicate juncture of executive power, federalism, and tribal sovereignty. Under the federal Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (IGRA; 25 U.S.C. § 2701 et seq.), the United States Secretary of the Interior (Interior Secretary) may permit casino-style gaming on certain land taken into federal trust for an Indian tribe, so long as the Governor of the state where the land is located concurs. But nowhere in the California Constitution is the Governor granted explicit authority to concur in this cooperative-federalism scheme. We must decide whether the
Governor nonetheless has the authority to concur in the Interior Secretary’s determination to allow gaming on tribal trust land in California.

What we hold is that California law empowers the Governor to concur.

Briefs here.

Ninth Circuit Briefs in Kalispel Tribe of Indians v. Dept. of the Interior

August 27, 2020February 9, 2021Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here:

Kalispel Opening Brief

Spokane Tribe Answer Brief

Interior Answer Brief

Lower court materials here.

Tribes Sues California over Gaming Compact Negotiations

August 12, 2020Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here is the complaint in Cachil Dehe Band of Wintun Indians of the Colusa Indian Community v. State of California (E.D. Cal.):

Oklahoma Tribes Sue Interior over Gaming Compact Approvals

August 12, 2020September 23, 2020Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here is the complaint in Cherokee Nation v. Dept. of the Interior (D.D.C.):

1-1 Comanche Gaming Compact

1-2 Otoe-Missouria Gaming Compact

Update:

26 Amended Complaint

Federal Court Remands Peoria Tribe’s Legal Malpractice Claims to State Court

July 29, 2020Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here are the materials in Peoria Tribe v. Campbell (N.D. Okla.):

2 Notice of Removal

24 Peoria Tribe Motion to Remand

31 Doerner Sanders Opposition

32 Campbell Opposition

Federal Court Holds Oklahoma Gaming Compacts Automatically Extend to 2035

July 28, 2020Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here are the materials in Cherokee Nation v. Stitt (W.D. Okla.):

125-1 Tribes Motion for Summary Judgment

126 State Motion for Summary Judgment

128 Wichita Tribes Motion for Summary Judgment

140 Tribes Response

141 State Response

142 State Response to Wichita Tribes

145 Wichita Tribes Response

Case tag here.

Oklahoma SCT Holds Gov. Stitt Did Not Possess Authority to Enter into Gaming Compacts with Comanche Nation & Ote-Missouri Tribe

July 22, 2020July 22, 2020Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here is the opinion in Treat v. Stitt:

Buena Vista Rancheria Suit over Casino Taxes

July 13, 2020July 11, 2020Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here is the complaint in Buena Vista Rancheria of Me-Wuk Indians v. Amador County (E.D. Cal.):

St. Regis Mohawk Sues Insurance Company over Pandemic Losses

June 30, 2020June 29, 2020Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here is the complaint in Mohawk Gaming Enterprises LLC v. Affiliated FM Insurance Co. (N.D. N.Y.):