GTB Election Dispute Opinion from GTB Appellate Court — McClellan v. GTB Election Board

Here: GTB Opinion.

Earlier materials in related matters are here.

Lawyer Ordered to Pay Restitution to Saginaw Chippewa Tribe

From Indianz:

“A former Madison lawyer whose efforts to represent an Indian tribe from Michigan a decade ago led to professional misconduct complaints, got a public reprimand from the Supreme Court on Wednesday.

The high court ordered Carol J. Brown (Wisconsin ’93) to also pay restitution of $36,680 to the Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe. According to the state bar’s Web site, Brown’s law license is currently suspended. She lists an Arkansas address with the Wisconsin bar.

According to the court’s order, Brown’s problems all stemmed from her firm’s work with the tribe, which was plagued by infighting that helped put Brown in the situation that led the Office of Lawyer Regulation to file a seven-count complaint against her last year.”

Get the Story:

Proof and Hearsay: Lawyer reprimanded over dealings with tribe (The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel 8/18)

And a tidbit from years past that seems to be related are here — Brown & Lacounte v Westport Insurance Co. And here (Alysia La Counte’s reprimand).

ASIA Echohawk Letter to Michigan Gov. Granholm re: Kennecott Mine

Here: DOI Letter re Kennecott Mine

Michigan COA Affirms Termination of Parental Rights Where Error Harmless

Here is the unpublished opinion in In re Planck.

Question here is whether the trial court failed to comply with ICWA because the parent didn’t notify the Luce County Circuit Court or some other reason, or whether the trial court just didn’t know about ICWA. Chicken and egg problem, nullified by the harmless error ruling.

ICWA Cases To Be Assigned to One Judge in Washtenaw County (Judge Connors!)

Here is the order: 2007-06J Case Assignments LAO 2007.

Michigan State Bar American Indian Law Section 2010 Newsletter

Miigwetch to Alicia Ivory!!!!!

AILS Newsletter 2010

Grand Traverse Band Announces Revenue Sharing Payments

Here is the press release: 2% first half 2010 press release 07-30-10

Michigan tuition waiver limited to federally recognized tribes

From Indianz.com

http://64.38.12.138/News/2010/020959.asp

Pokagon Band Announces New Casino

From TV, via Pechanga:

A Michiana Indian tribe is ready to try and launch a ‘satellite.’

A satellite casino, that is.

The tribal owners of the Four Winds Casino in New Buffalo today voted to expand gaming operations by pursuing a satellite facility near Hartford.

Hartford is in Van Buren County and has its own exit off I-94. Hartford is about five miles north of Coloma, and 45-miles away from New Buffalo.

The Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians has had state permission to pursue the satellite project since October of 2008 when it renegotiated a gaming compact with Michigan.

The Hartford area casino would be much smaller than the Four Winds in New Buffalo.

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Michigan Indian Legal Services Summer 2010 Newsletter

Here: MILS_Newsletter_Spring-Summer_2010_Issue.

News about Aaron Allen (MSU Law grad), Erin Lane (current MSU law student), and John Petoskey.