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Seminole Tribe v. Fla. Dept. of Revenue is SCOTUSBlog Petition of the Day

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NPR Coverage of DOJ’s Commitment to Enforcing the Indian Child Welfare Act

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here is “Justice Department Vows To Fight States That Violate Indian Child Welfare Law.”

An excerpt:

This summer the Justice Department intervened for the first time in its history in a federal district court case in South Dakota, concluding that the state has violated the rights of Native American parents.

Two of the state’s largest tribes argued that the state has removed children in hearings where parents were rarely allowed to speak and often lasted less than 60 seconds. The children were then placed indefinitely in largely white foster homes.

Stephen Pevar, a senior staff attorney at the American Civil Liberties Union, which brought the suit along with the Oglala Sioux and Rosebud Sioux tribes, called the hearings “kangaroo courts.”

“There was nothing — nothing — that any of the parents did or could have done,” Pevar said. “It was a predetermined outcome in every one of these cases.”

John Borrows on Indigenous Legal Traditions

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here is “John Borrows on indigenous legal traditions: ‘We need to explore how we can take that law and carve it in new and beautiful ways.’”

 

Reuters Article on Certiorari and the Supreme Court Bar

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here is “The Echo Chamber.”

An excerpt:

The rise of the Supreme Court specialty bar is not universally embraced by the profession. But it is by the justices. Two, in particular, lamented the refusal of some criminal defense lawyers to turn over high court cases to specialists.

“It is as if they are arguing with one hand tied behind their back,” Kagan said.

Said Justice Sonia Sotomayor: “I think it’s malpractice for any lawyer who thinks this is my one shot before the Supreme Court and I have to take it.”

SCOTUSBlog interviewed Joan Biskupic, who led the reporting team.

The Guardian: “Forgotten Native American musicians: ‘We could have been the next Nirvana'”

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

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National NALSA Moot Court Sign-Up Reminder

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Don’t miss your opportunity to be a part of the 23rd Annual NNALSA Moot Court Competition! Team registration closes on December 13, 2014. The registration form can be found on the Moot Court website at http://www.law.arizona.edu/iplp/moot_court/.

The competition will be held on March 6-7, 2015, at The University of Arizona James E. Rogers College of Law campus in Tucson, Arizona. Additional details can be found at http://www.law.arizona.edu/iplp/moot_court/.

Native American Concert Friday in Bellingham, WA

Ann Tweedy

This should be a good antidote to Thanksgiving. I’ve gone in past years and highly recommend it.

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NYTs: “The Sale of Manhattan, Retold From a Native American Viewpoint”

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

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NPR Morning Edition on ACA and Natives

Kate Fort

Here, in which Sen. Tester says IHS is worse than VA at this point.

The second round of buying health insurance on the Affordable Care Act exchanges has started. Health officials say Native Americans may have much to gain by buying insurance there.

 

WaPo Story on DOJ Taskforce on Violence against Indian Children

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here is “Native American kids need more protection, advisory panel tells Holder in new report.”