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News Coverage of Indian Health Service Continued Recalcitrance to Pay Contract Support Costs to Alaska Natives

December 3, 2012December 3, 2012Matthew L.M. Fletcher

One quick note: the Begich letter is addressed to all CSC claims, not just Alaska tribal claims.

Umatilla Tribal Court Hands Down 27 Month Sentence under TLOA’s Enhanced Sentencing Rules

November 27, 2012November 27, 2012Matthew L.M. Fletcher

From Brent Leonhard:

Just to clarify a few things about the story:

The info isn’t entirely accurate, but it isn’t too far off. If the BOP doesn’t pick up the tab, the Tribe will have to pay for incarceration and we contract with Umatilla county – not federal prison. Also, I’m fairly sure we are the first to implement felony sentencing (we did it in March of 2011). Finally, this was the third person sentenced to more than a year for a felony offense, but the first to have jail time imposed of over a year for a single offense. (The other two had 3 years imposed but all but 6 months was suspended in one and all but 3 months suspended in the other – with 3 years of probation and the suspended time hanging over their heads).

The big issue is whether the BOP Pilot Project will accept our referral on the 27 month imposed jail sentence so the feds will eat the cost and house him in their system. I’m waiting to hear back on that.

Sen. Reid Indicates that Senate Continues to Negotiate Carcieri Fix Legislation — Vote Delayed

November 27, 2012Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Mr. REID. “As I indicated this morning, we are trying to work our way through a number of issues. We thought we were going to be able to move toward the Carcieri matter this evening, but we are still negotiating this matter, so we are going to have to do that at some subsequent time.”

http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CREC-2012-11-26/pdf/CREC-2012-11-26-senate.pdf, page S6891

Cobell Litigation Officially Over

November 27, 2012November 27, 2012Matthew L.M. Fletcher1 Comment

Here.

Federal press release here.

Gmail Supports Cherokee Language Usage

November 21, 2012November 21, 2012Matthew L.M. Fletcher1 Comment

Here.

This an interesting sidenote, from the website:

Interestingly, Apple‘s iPhone and iPad have supported Cherokee since December 2010. At the time, Cherokee Chief Chad Smith persuaded Apple to include support for the language. Similarly, Gmail’s latest update came about after Vance Blackfox, a member of the Cherokee Nation, carpooled with a Google engineer from an event, according to its official blog.

Petroglyphs Stolen and Vandalized at Bishop Colony

November 20, 2012Matthew L.M. Fletcher1 Comment

Awful news.

Here.

Notice of Availability for a Part-Time Magistrate Judge in Gallup, NM

November 19, 2012Matthew Campbell

The U.S. District Court for the District of New Mexico is accepting applications for a part-time Magistrate Judge to serve a four-year term in Gallup, New Mexico. The advertisement can be found here or here.