Federal Circuit Rejects Chemehuevi Trust Breach Claims over Parker Dam

Here is the opinion in Chemehuevi Indian Tribe v. United States.

Briefs:

Lower court materials here.

Utah Federal Court Dismisses Ute Tribe Effort to Force State to Sell Land Back to the Tribe

Here are the materials in Ute Indian Tribe v. Ure (D. Utah):

Washington Federal Court Orders BNSF to Pay Nearly $400M in Trespass Damages to Swinomish

Here is the order in Swinomish Tribal Community v. BNSF (W.D. Wash.):

Miigwetch to Jack Fiander for this image.

Prior post here.

Sixth Circuit Remands Michigan’s Suit against Enbridge to State Court [this is a good thing]

Here is the opinion in Nessel v. Enbridge Energy LP.

Briefs here.

The Halluci-Nation concurs.

Update in Winnebago Tribe Suit against the Army over Remains of Indian Child at Carlisle

Here are the new pleadings in Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska v. United States Department of the Army (E.D.Va.):

Alaska Federal Court Rejects State’s Theory of Case on Remand from Ninth Circuit on Metlakatla Fishing Rights

Here are the new materials in Metlakatla Indian Community v. Dunleavy (D. Alaska):

Ninth Circuit materials here.

Sault Tribe Appellate Court Rejects Challenges to Election that Opened Membership Rolls

Here is the opinion in McRorie v. Election Committee (Sault Tribe of Chippewa App. Ct.):

Washington Federal Court Dismisses Wildfire Claims against BIA

Here are the materials in Townsend Ranch LLC v. United States (E.D. Wash.):

SCOTUS Rules in Favor of Tribes in Health Care Funding Case, 5-4

Here is opinion from the Chief Justice in Becerra v. San Carlos Apache Tribe.

Briefs here.

Ninth Circuit Oral Argument in L.B. v. United States [sexual assault by tribal police]

Here:

Briefs are here.