Free webinar on Special Education in the time of COVID-19: Foster Youth Educational Rights Under California Law. Flyer here.
Please R.S.V.P by September 1 by contacting Alyssa Hopper at (510) 267-1238 or alyssa.hopper@disabilityrightsca.org.
Research
Indian Law Professors Amicus Brief in Fulton v. City of Philadelphia
Here:
Amicus Brief of Indian Law Professors
An excerpt:
Amici write to explain how the long and shameful history of treatment of Indian children by the child welfare system in the United States demonstrates the dangers of and substantial harms inflicted by discrimination in this setting, including in particular discrimination based on the religious beliefs of government employees or agents
Miigwetch to April Youpee-Roll for taking the lead!
Enbridge Line 5: Michigan Public Service Commission Litigation
See below for 1) Applicant Enbridge Energy, Limited Partnership’s Limited Objections to the Notice of Intervention of the Attorney General; (2) Applicant Enbridge Energy, Limited Partnership’s Limited Objections to the Petitions to Intervene Filed by The Bay Mills Indian Community, The Grand Traverse Band Of Ottawa And Chippewa Indians, Little Traverse Bay Bands Of Odawa Indians, and Notttawaseppi Huron Band Of The Pottawatomi; (3) Applicant Enbridge Energy, Limited Partnership’s Objections to the Petitions to Intervene Filed by The Michigan Environmental Council, Tip Of The Mitt Watershed Council, The National Wildlife Federation, For Love Of Water, The Environmental Law & Policy Center, And Michigan Climate Action Network and Certificate of Service.
A pre-hearing was scheduled Wednesday August 12, 2020 at 1:00PM. Petitions to intervene from Bay Mills Indian Community, Grand Traverse Band, Little Traverse Bay Bands, and Nottawaseppi Huron Band below. In addition, the Attorney General is now intervening in the proceedings and Enbridge has asked for a rehearing which is also below.
Other Line 5 posts here.
Federal Court Dismisses Equal Protection Claim against U.S. Arising from San Pasqual Band Membership Suits
Here are the new materials in Alegre v. United States (S.D. Cal.):
Prior post here.
Second Circuit Holds Treaties Do Not Provide Tax Immunity for Individual Indian-Owned Business on Fee Lands
Tribes Sues California over Gaming Compact Negotiations
Here is the complaint in Cachil Dehe Band of Wintun Indians of the Colusa Indian Community v. State of California (E.D. Cal.):
Oklahoma Tribes Sue Interior over Gaming Compact Approvals
Here is the complaint in Cherokee Nation v. Dept. of the Interior (D.D.C.):
1-2 Otoe-Missouria Gaming Compact
Update:
Kansas, Sac and Fox Nation, and Iowa Tribe Sue Interior over Wyandotte Nation Trust Land Acquisition
Here is the complaint in State of Kansas v. Bernhardt (D. Kan.):
Tribe Sues over Border Wall
Here is the complaint in La Posta Band of Diegueno Mission Indians of the La Posta Reservation v. Trump (S.D. Cal.):
Updated:
NAICJA 51st Annual National Tribal Judicial and Personnel VIRTUAL Conference
Registration is now open for the NAICJA 51st Annual National Tribal Judicial and Personnel VIRTUAL Conference.
“Tribal Court Justice in 2020: Tribal Court Resiliency, Change and Shaping Law”
Attendees will experience top-notch training in three tracks: Lessons from COVID-19, Resources for Court Clerks and Legal and Judicial Skills.
In process of applying for Continuing Legal Education (CLE) credits.
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