From DFP: “Bay Mills president’s Indian Affairs appointment will transform relationships“
Michigan Indian
Fred Dakota Walks On
Area Man Appointed Assistant Secretary
Traverse City Record-Eagle: “Bay Mills man tapped for Department of Interior post”
Radio News Network: “Upper Peninsula Man Sworn In As Assistant U.S. Interior Secretary”
Prisoner Suit against Pokagon Tribal Police in their Individual Capacities Allowed to Proceed
Here are the materials in Hartsell v. Shaarf (N.D. Ind.):
Prior post here.
Bryan Newland Officially Confirmed as Assistant Secretary of Indian Affairs
Bryan is a double MSU grad, former tribal judge, former tribal chair, and a good friend. We are so happy for him to see the official confirmation.
Michigan SCT Holds KBIC Workers Did Not Violate State Tobacco Law When Transporting Unstamped Smokes
Here is the opinion and the materials in People v. Magnant:
Prior post here.
Federal Court Certifies Class in Williams v. Big Picture Loans
Here are the materials in Williams v. Big Picture Loans LLC (E.D. Va.) (this case is on remand from the Fourth Circuit):
960 DCT Order re Motion for Protective Order
1090 DCT Order Denying Motion for Stay Pending Appeal
1106 DCT on Motion to Certify Class
Prior post here.
Michigan (“largely”) Prevails over Keweenaw Bay Indian Community on Sales and Use Taxes
Here are the updated materials in Keweenaw Bay Indian Community v. Khouri (W.D. Mich.):
421 DCT Order re State Prosecutions
422 DCT Order re Protective Order
Prior post here.
Minnesota Bankruptcy Court Holds Pokagon Potawatomi Gaming Per Capita Payments are Not Part of Debtor’s Estate
Here are the materials in In re Musel (D. Minn. Bkrcy.):
25 Memorandum Decision and Order
An excerpt:
The Pokagon Band followed all of the requirements outlined in IGRA – a federal statute – to achieve federal approval for its Gaming Revenue Allocation Plan. Once that RAP was approved, the Band’s sovereignty ensured that it became the sole and exclusive authority for creating and defining property rights for payments it authorized. The RAP’s plain language prevented the creation of any vested property right or interest, and any intangible right to payment was unique to the individual tribal member. As a consequence, the debtor had no property interests that would be considered property of the estate under § 541(a). Additionally, even outside of the Pokagon Band’s sovereign authority to create and define property rights, the per capita payments are not property of the estate in policy, logic, or equity.
NYTs: “Native American Tribes Move to Make Real Estate a Force for Renewal”
Here.
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