NYTs: “‘I Want to Win Someday’: Tribes Make Stand Against Pipeline”

Here.

“Life in the Native American oil protest camps”

From BBC, here.

“Canada Is Finally Launching An Inquiry Into Its Missing And Murdered Indigenous Women Crisis”

Here, from HuffPo.

“Why There’s a Media Blackout on the Native American Oil Pipeline Blockade”

Here.

The Passing of M. Frances Ayer

Link to news here.

Excerpt:

Fran devoted her legal career to asserting the rights of Indian tribes and worked tirelessly to improve the quality of life for Native American people. Prior to joining Hobbs Straus as a partner in 2002, she was a partner at Morisset, Schlosser, Ayer & Jozwiak.

News Profile of LTBB Reservation Litigation

Here is “Long lawsuit ahead regarding tribal reservation: Federal judge orders two phases to tribal lawsuit, first phase could go to 2018.”

Court docs here.

Former Bethel Police Officer Pleads Guilty to Assault for Misconduct

Link to Alaska Dispatch News article by Lisa Demer here.

WSBA Indian Law Section Summer 2016 Newsletter

The Washington State Bar Association Indian Law Section is pleased to deliver the summer 2016 issue of the Indian Law Newsletter, now available online (PDF).

In this issue:

  • Word from the Chair, Lauren King
  • Betting Against the House: Santa Ysabel and Lessons Learned With Internet Gaming by Drew Pollom
  • Executive Committee’s Letter to the BOG Regarding the Proposed Ban on Religious Practices at WSBA Events
  • Current Developments in Tribal Taxation Issues and Initiatives by Wendy Pearson
  • Disenrollment: The American Dream Meets the Myth of Scarcity by Se-ah-dom Edmo

As a benefit of Indian Law Section membership, you can look forward to upcoming issues, which will provide updates on Section activities, practitioner resources, and an array of other relevant information. If you are interested in contributing an article for the next edition, please email the editor of the Indian Law Newsletter, Anthony Broadman.

NYTs: “Occupying the Prairie: Tensions Rise as Tribes Move to Block a Pipeline”

Here.

Briefs in Standing Rock Sioux Tribe v. United States Army Corps of Engineers (D.D.C.) are here.