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Utah Federal Court Again Dismisses Ute Tribe Suit over State Sale of Reservation Land

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here are materials in Ute Indian Tribe of Uintah and Ouray Indian Reservation v. Ure (D. Utah):

72 Amended Complaint

77 Ure Motion to Dismiss

78 Utah School Motion to Dismiss

79 State Motion to Dismiss

84 Opposition to 78

85 Opposition to 77

86 Opposition to 79

89 Reply ISO 78

90 Reply ISO 77

91 Reply ISO 79

92 DCT Order

Tribal Petition for Rehearing in Creek Freedmen Citizenship Case [update: denied]

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here is the tribe’s petition in Citizenship Board of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation v. Grayson:

Doc.-50-Appellants-Petition-for-Rehearing-08042025Download
Doc.+51+Respondents’+Opposition+to+Appellant’s+Petition+for+Rehearing+08112025.pdfDownload
Doc.+52,+Order+Denying+Appellant’s+Petition+for+Rehearing,+08202025.pdfDownload

Prior post with decision and briefs here.

Wisconsin Federal Court Decides Lac du Flambeau Roads Controversy

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Here is the federal court order in three cases, United States v. Town of Flambeau, No. 23-355 (W.D. Wis.), Anderson v. Newland, No. 23-777 (W.D. Wis.), and Town of Flambeau v. Newland, No. 23-541 (W.D. Wis.):

23 DCT Order.pdfDownload

Here are materials in 23-541:

1 Complaint.pdfDownload
10 Motion to Dismiss.pdfDownload
14 Opposition.pdfDownload
18 Reply.pdfDownload

Here are materials in 23-355:

61 Amended Complaint.pdfDownload
138 US Motion for Summary Judgment.pdfDownload
143 Town Cross-Motion for Summary Judgment.pdfDownload
151 US Opposition.pdfDownload
156 Town Opposition.pdfDownload
176 US Reply.pdfDownload
184 Town Reply.pdfDownload

NARF’s Work in Alaska Over 40 Years

Matthew Campbell

The Native American Rights Fund has provided legal assistance to Tribes in Alaska since NARF’s founding in the early 1970s. In 1984, NARF opened an Alaska office so it could better serve Alaska Native Tribes and individuals. In the 40 years since NARF Alaska opened its doors, the office has litigated some of the most influential cases in the development of federal Indian law in Alaska. Below is an overview of the foundational work that NARF has done with and on behalf of Alaska Native Tribal governments and people.

NARF Legal ReviewDownload

New York Federal (Again) Declines to Dismiss Cayuga Nation’s Suit against New York Gaming Agency

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here are the new materials in Cayuga Nation v. New York State Gaming Commission (N.D. N.Y.):

63 Renewed Motion to Dismiss.pdfDownload
65 Opposition.pdfDownload
76 Reply.pdfDownload
80 Amended Complaint.pdfDownload
83 DCT Order.pdfDownload

Prior post here.

Apache Women Sue US over Proposed Oak Flat Destruction

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here is the complaint in Lopez v. United States (D.D.C.):

1 Complaint.pdfDownload

Red Cliff Ojibwe Sues 3M over PFAS

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here is the complaint in Red Cliff Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians v. 3M (D.S.C.):

11 Amended Complaint.pdfDownload

Ninth Circuit Reverses Gila River/San Carlos Apache Water Rights Victory

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here is the opinion in Gila River Indian Community v. Schoubroek.

Here are available briefs:

San Carlos Apache Answer Brief.pdfDownload
Reply Brief.pdfDownload

Lower court materials here.

California Federal Court Refuses to Re-Open Table Mountain Rancheria Settlement for Decades-Late Claimants

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here are the materials in Turtle Mountain Rancheria Assn. v. Burgum [Walker v. Burgum] (N.D. Cal.):

2-1 Motion to Reopen.pdfDownload
19 Opposition.pdfDownload
20 Reply.pdfDownload
26 DCT Order.pdfDownload

Florida Federal Court Dismisses False Claims Suit against Miccosukee Gaming Operation

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here are the materials in Manzini v. Cypress (S.D. Fla.):

12 Amended Complaint.pdfDownload
21 Motion to Dismiss.pdfDownload
27 Opposition.pdfDownload
29 Reply.pdfDownload
40 DCT Order.pdfDownload