Tribal Amicus Brief in California v. Texas [ACA Challenge in Supreme Court]

Here:

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Federal Court Finds Treasury Delay in Disbursing CARES Act Funds Not Egregious Enough to Merit an Order to Disburse Immediately

Here is the order in Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians v. Mnuchin (D.D.C.):

29 DCT Order

Prior posts here.

Federal Court Decision on FOIA Request for Miwok Tribe Membership Records

Here are the materials in Reyes v. Dept. of the Interior (S.D. Cal.):

1 Complaint

29-1 US Motion for Summary J

32 Opposition

35 Reply

43 DCT Order

Ninth Circuit Finds No Navajo Jurisdiction over Off-Rez Insurer

Here is the unpublished opinion in Employers Mutual Casualty Company v. McPaul.

Briefs here.

C-SPAN Link to McGirt Oral Argument

Here.

SCOTUSBlog Preview of McGirt Argument with Bob Anderson

Here.

McGirt background materials here.

Update on South Dakota Road Closure Dispute

Here are the leading primary source docs so far:

BIA Road Closure Guidance

5-8-20 Correspondence from Governor Noem to Chairman Frazier

5-8-20 Correspondence from Governor Noem to President Bear Runner

CRST Letter to Gov. Noem

Noem Letter to White House

Friday Job Announcements

Thank you for your patience while we continue to work from home and adjust our job announcement posting schedules accordingly. To post an open Indian law or leadership job to Turtle Talk, send the following information to indigenous@law.msu.edu:

  1. In the email body, a typed brief description of the position which includes
    • position title,
    • location (city, state),
    • main duties,
    • closing date,
    • and any other pertinent details such as links to application;
  2. An attached PDF job announcement.

The Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium (ANTHC)

Senior Counsel, Anchorage, Alaska. Provide assigned legal services with minimum supervision, serving as an expert in a variety of legal and regulatory matters. Primary work responsibilities include; Performing legal research, drafting policies, reviewing contracts, conducting internal investigations, and advising ANTHC leadership on legal matters; and more. To apply please submit your resume to Chelsea Greene (cmgreene@anthc.org) and fill out an online application here. Please see the job description for more information.

Pueblo of Laguna

Family Legal Assistance Attorney, Dept: Government Affairs Office, Laguna, NM. Attorney represents, advises, and advocates for Laguna families and elders who cannot afford legal representation on issues affecting economic security, health, substance abuse, and education.The application is open until filled. Please visit the Pueblo of Laguna website for more information and application instructions at www.lagunapueblo-nsn.gov or you can contact the Human Resources office at (505) 552-6654.

Water Protector Legal Collective

Staff Attorney, Albuquerque, NM. The staff attorney will help do outreach to Indigenous movements and peoples across Turtle Island to assess legal needs, develop and present legal trainings, for example in legal self-defense; intervening in the permit process; legal observation and documenting human rights violations; and more. See the job description for more information and send the required documents to director@waterprotectorlegal.orgno later than May 30, 2020.

Wilton Rancheria Appeals Court

RFQ, Wilton Rancheria Appellate JudgeElk Grove, CA. Hearing cases appealed from the Wilton Rancheria Tribal Court. Application closes May 20, 2020. Please see the detailed request for more information.

Hobbs, Straus, Dean & Walker, LLP

Legislative Analyst, Washington, DC. This position is open until filled.  Please see the job description for more information and how to apply.

 

See posts from May 1, 2020.

 

 

Congratulations to the class of 2020!

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Please join us in congratulating law graduates near and far! We are especially proud of those who earned the Indigenous Law Certificate at MSU College of Law:

CHLOE ELM (Tonawanda Seneca), YASMEEN MOHAMAD FARRAN (Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation), KAITLIN MARIEL GANT (Oneida Nation of the Thames), AUSTIN MICHAEL MOORE (Samish Indian Nation), EMILY WACYK PASKI, KATHRYN IRENE PETERSEN (Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians), and SARAH KAY ZLOTNICKI (Nottawaseppi Huron Band of the Potawatomi).

 

Rebecca Nagle Repudiating Oklahoma’s Factual Claims in McGirt/Murphy

Here is “Oklahoma’s Suspect Argument in Front of the Supreme Court — The state claims that affirming a reservation in eastern Oklahoma could lead to thousands of state criminal convictions being thrown out. But that argument doesn’t seem to be based on facts” from the Atlantic.

The briefs are here.