Research

Blast from the Past: 1980 Interior Guidance to BIA Officials re: ICRA Enforcement Post-Martinez

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here:

1980 Interior Guidance on ICRA

Interesting list of “sanctions” BIA would impose on tribal governments that violate ICRA (considered by the Commissioner to be a violation of the political relationship between the tribe and the feds):

En Banc Petition in Bibeau v. Commissioner

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here:

Petition for Rehearing or Rehearing En Banc 9-3-24 efiled.pdfDownload

Prior post here.

Tenth Circuit Affirms Criminal Conviction over Indian Status Challenge

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here is the opinion in United States v. Laskey.

Briefs here.

Seventh Circuit Briefs in Waukegan Potawatomi Casino LLC v. City of Waukegan

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here:

Casino Opening Brief.pdfDownload
City Answer Brief.pdfDownload

Lower court materials here.

Eastern Band Cherokee SCT Issues Opinion on Sovereign Immunity

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here is the opinion in Campos v. Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians:

Campos sovereign immunity ruling.pdfDownload

South Dakota SCT Declines to Grant Full Faith and Credit to Sisseton-Wahpeton Tribal Court Divorce Decree

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here is the opinion in Torgerson v. Torgerson:

Opinion.pdfDownload

Getches, Wilkinson, and Williams’ Cases and Materials in Federal Indian Law 2024-25 Update

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here.

teacher’s memorandum 2024-2025Download

California COA Decision on the Disqualification of California Indian Legal Services Attorneys in Quiet Title Action

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here is the opinion in Syre v. Douglas:

E080594.PDFDownload

D.C. Federal Court Dismisses Freedmen Descendants’ $90M Suit against Feds and Cherokee Nation

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here are the materials in Hinton v. Cherokee Nation (D.D.C.):

1 Complaint

16-1 Cherokee Nation Motion to Dismiss

20 US Motion to Dismiss

25 Hinton Response to 16

26 Hinton Response to 20

27 US Reply ISO 20

28 Cherokee Nation Reply ISO 16

30 DCT Order