Sixth Circuit Affirms Dismissal of Hannahville Tribal Casino Employee’s Suit

Here is the opinion in Parrotta v. Island Resort and Casino.

Briefs here.

Lower court materials here.

Tribal Nations Amicus Brief in Enbridge v. Nessel

Here:

Earthjustice article detailing the issue and the brief here.

Michigan Indian Legal Services: “Ever thought About Practicing in Tribal Court?” [Oct. 21, 2025]

Michigan Federal Court Dismisses Employee Action against KBIC’s College

Here are the materials in Koenig v. Keweenaw Bay Ojibwa Community College (W.D. Mich.):

Michigan Federal Court Rejects Saginaw Chippewa Claims in Suit against Insurance Company over Medicare-Like Rates

Here are new materials in Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe v. Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan (E.D. Mich.):

306 BCBS Brief

308 SCIT Brief

310 BCBS Reply

317 DCT Order

This is a lengthy case, so here is the case tag (link to all the posts).

Public Opening of Detroit Institute of Art’s New Exhibit: “Contemporary Anishinaabe Art: A Continuation”

Asiginaak-Negamojig
Screenshot from “Happy Thanksgiving,” short film by Shane McSauby
Artist Jason Quigno (photo by Dr. Richard Church)
Michigan Anishinaabeg

Fletcher Commentary on Aaron Mills’ Work on Anishinaabe Law and Kinship

Here is “Indigenous Kinship as a Replacement for Tribal Citizenship Theory? Thoughts on the American Experience,” a blogpost for the American Journal of Comparative Law.

Prof. Mills’ original article can be found here.

Know Your Rights — Two Spirit and LGBTQ+ Laws and Justice

Potawatomi Gathering Judicial Conference @ Gun Lake Tribe

Shawn Watts, Mike Petoskey, and Dave Petersen
Baylee Ogle and MF

Sixth Circuit Decides GTB v. BCBS

Here is the opinion in Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians v. Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan.

Briefs:

GTB Brief

BCBS Brief

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