Here is the complaint in Nez Perce Tribe v. United States Fish and Wildlife Service (D. Idaho):
Nez Perce Tribe Sues over Approval of Open Pit Gold Mine
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California Federal Court Dismisses Buena Vista Rancheria’s RICO Suit against Former Leader
Here are the materials in Buena Vista Rancheria of Me-Wuk Indians v. Flores (E.D. Cal.):
Leech Lake Appellate Court Confirms Tribal Citizen Access to Culturally Significant Road over Nonmember Objections
Here is the opinion in Hazelton v. Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe Indians:
Ugh, This Stupid Garbage Again
Here are materials in State of Oklahoma ex rel. Stitt v. City of Tulsa (Okla. S. Ct.):
2025-08-20. Gov Stitt’s App for Orig Jurisdiction & Pet for Writ of Prohibition & Inj Relief.pdfDownload
D.C. Circuit Affirms Rejection of Crow Allottees Challenge to Water Rights Settlement
Fletcher: Against Generalist Judges
Please check out Against Generalist Judges on SSRN (also available on the Stanford Law Review website).
Here is the “abstract”:
This essay offers yet another proposal for Supreme Court reform. My proposal is rooted in a preference for subject matter expertise in judging. Drawing from arbitration practice, I propose a system in which the parties to federal court litigation — from federal district court all the way to the Supreme Court — negotiate and choose judges from a pool of subject matter experts. The pool would consist of Article III judges who develop subject matter expertise in a given field, say, intellectual property or federal Indian law, and who are available to hear cases over which they are experts, not generalists. Although seemingly radical, there are already formal and informal models for this structure, namely the Federal Circuit, the D.C. Circuit, state courts of criminal appeals, tribal courts, and of course arbitration itself.
Chippewa Cree Indians of Rocky Boy Sue Chouteau County for Vote Dilution
On August 14, 2025, the Chippewa Cree Indians of the Rocky Boy’s Reservation and two Native voters filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Montana challenging Chouteau County’s unfair, at-large voting system for the Board of County Commissioners. The suit alleges the system unlawfully dilutes the voting strength of Native voters and has denied them any representation on the County Commission for more than a decade.
Read more here and see the Complaint below.
Sault Tribe Seeks Supreme Court Review of Federal Court Approval of Treaty Rights Consent Decree
Here is the petition in Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians v. Michigan:
Question presented:
Whether a district court has “inherent equitable power” to enter a coercive “decree” restricting an Indian tribe’s treaty rights without its consent and without satisfying this Court’s well-established standards for injunctive relief.
Lower court materials here.
Minnesota SCT Reprimands Attorney for Misconduct before Mille Lac Ojibwe Courts under Reciprocal Attorney Discipline Rule
Tribes Move to Intervene in Chuckwalla National Monument Lawsuit
On August 11, 2025, the Torres Martinez Desert Cahuilla Indians, Fort Yuma Quechan Indian Tribe, Chemeheuvi Indian Tribe, Colorado River Indian Tribes, and Morongo Band of Mission Indians, moved to intervene in Torongo v. Burgum, a case that threatens the long-sought designation of the Chuckwalla National Monument. Tribal Nations led the effort to establish Chuckwalla National Monument. The challenge to the monument is brought in federal court by a Michigan resident who purportedly has mining claims within the monument boundaries and a national off-road vehicle special interest group.
More here.
Complaint is here:
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