Research

California Federal Court Allows Property Rights Claim Originating in Agua Caliente Tribal Court to Proceed

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here are the new materials in McClamary v. D&L Real Estate Enterprises LLC (C.D. Cal.):

38 Motion to Dismiss.pdfDownload
40 Response.pdfDownload
43 Reply.pdfDownload
43-2 Tribal Court Order.pdfDownload
43-3 Tribal Court Judgment.pdfDownload
47 DCT Order.pdfDownload

Prior post here.

Chukchansi Sues NIGC over North Fork Casino

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here is the complaint in Picayune Rancheria of the Chukchansi Indians v. NIGC (E.D. Cal.):

1 Complaint.pdfDownload

Tenth Circuit Briefs in Osage Effort to Reopen Reservation Boundaries Case

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here are the briefs in Osage Nation v. Irby Wood:

Osage Opening BriefDownload

Lower court materials here.

Pretty sure someone mentioned something about the Osage Nation at this meeting.

Nevada SCT Holds State Criminal Law Not Preempted Where Indian Country Crime Committed Partially on State Lands

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here is the opinion in State v. Salazar:

Opinion.pdfDownload

Michigan SCT to Hear Case Involving Treaty Rights of Non-Federally Acknowledged Mackinac Tribe of Odawa and Ojibwe Indians

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here is the order in People v. Caswell.

Lower court materials here.

Application materials:

SOM App. for Leave (1_20_2026).pdfDownload
Amici Tribes’ brief filed 3-10-2026 .pdfDownload

Michigan COA Holds MIFPA Does Not Apply to Lumbee Citizens in Case Involving Pre-Lumbee Recognition

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here is the opinion in In re Ledee:

In re Ledee.pdfDownload

D.C. Circuit Rejects Narragansett’s Challenge to Federal Highway Admin. Decisions

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here is the opinion in Narragansett Indian Tribe v. McMaster.

Briefs here.

Coalition of Large Tribes Joins Oil Company Efforts to Undo Boulder County’s Fight Against Climate Change

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here is COLT’s amicus brief in support of the petition for writ of certiorari in Suncor Energy (USA) Inc. v. Board of Commissioners for Boulder County:

COLT Amicus Brief.pdfDownload

Sixth Circuit Materials in Koenig v. Keweenaw Bay Ojibwe Community College

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here:

Appellant Brief.pdfDownload
KBOCC Brief.pdfDownload
KBIC Amicus Brief.pdfDownload

Lower court materials here.

American Indian Higher Education Consortium Amicus BriefDownload

Supreme Court Sends Voting Rights Case Back to the Eighth Circuit

Matthew Campbell

On May 18, 2026, in Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians v. Howe, the petition for a writ of certiorari to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit was granted, the judgment was vacated, and the case was remanded to the Eighth Circuit in light of Louisiana v. Callais (2026). You can see the order here.

You can see the cert petition here and Eighth Circuit materials here. You can see more about the Supreme Court’s decision in Louisiana v. Callais here and the opinion here.