Spirit Lake Leadership Dispute — Yankton v. Hopkins

Here is the federal court complaint:

Roger Yankton Sr. Amended Complaint

News coverage here and here.

NYTs on Apache Dispute with American Museum of Natural History

Here.

Baby Veronica Update

Thanks to How Appealing:

“To Oklahoma’s American Indian tribes, Veronica is a battle cry for cultures”: This article appears today in The Post and Courier of Charleston, South Carolina. And today’s edition of The Tulsa World contains an article headlined “Baby Veronica case: Victory unlikely for either side as mediation begins.”

Mother Jones on Ditching the Washington Redskins

Here.

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An excerpt:

And so, in an admittedly small gesture, Mother Jones is also tweaking our house style guide, joining Slate and a group of other publications, from The New Republic to Washington City Paper. From here on out, we will refer to the team online and in print as “Washington” or “Washington’s pro football team” or, if we get sassy, “the Washington [Redacted].”

WSJ on New York’s Suit against Indian Country Payday Lenders

Here. Excerpt:

Courts have long upheld that tribal-owned businesses enjoy the same sovereign immunity as tribal governments and aren’t subject to state law. Matthew Fletcher, director of Michigan State University’s Indigenous Law and Policy Center, said the ownership structure of a firm has bearing on its legal defenses in such situations. Lenders owned by an individual member of a tribe but not deemed to be owned by the tribe itself would have less ground in attempting to block lawsuits or other state action, he said.

“I would assume the tribe and the tribal entity would respond by saying you don’t have jurisdiction over the tribal nation,” Mr. Fletcher said.

 

Judge Frizzell Grants TRO, Stopping UKB Trust Acquisition

Here is the minute order (no opinion yet):

Minute order

Briefs are here.

News is here.

Dusten Brown Turns Self In to Okla. Authorities after S.C. Issues Warrant

Here.

Yesterday’s news on the warrant here.

NYTs Coverage of Navajo Nation’s Fight over the Wild Horse Population on the Reservation

Here.

New Principal Deputy in the OSG — Ian Gershengorn

Here.

Congrats to Ian, who has had a hand in some important Indian law work back in the day. He argued Wagnon, for example, on behalf of the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation.

NYTs: New York Regulators Targeting Western Sky

Here. H/t Pechanga.