Here.
Briefs here.
Teepee incense here:
Research
The Work of Sovereignty Symposium — March 30 – April 1
Here.
Tenth Circuit Rules in Favor of Jemez Pueblo’s Aboriginal Rights Suit re: Valles Caldera
Here is the opinion in Pueblo of Jemez v. United States.
An excerpt:
In our circuit, both before and after Jemez I, the Jemez Pueblo could lose its established aboriginal title to Banco Bonito only if its title had been extinguished or abandoned. And the district court concluded that neither of those conditions had occurred. So in accordance with longstanding Supreme Court precedent, and by the district court’s findings, the Jemez Pueblo still has aboriginal title to Banco Bonito.
Links to briefs and lower court materials here.
Alex Skibine Memorial Today @ Utah Law School
Here.
Join the University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law to celebrate the life of Alex Tallchief Skibine, who was S.J. Quinney Professor of Law at the college. Alex was a much loved member of our community and a renowned scholar in Indian Law.
Fellow Indian Law scholars from around the country will share their reflections on Alex and his impact in the field. There will also be space for attendees to share their memories of Alex.
The speakers will include:
Matthew Fletcher, University of Michigan Law
Carole Goldberg, University of California Los Angeles Law
Robert Miller, Arizona State University Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law
Nell Newton, Wake Forest University Law
Elizabeth Kronk Warner, University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law
Sadly I could not attend and recorded a short statement. Alex will always be one of my favorites. This field will be less fun without him around.
Montana Federal Court Allows Crow Nation Member’s Allotment Partition Suit to Proceed
Here are the materials so far in Halverson v. Haaland (D. Mont.):
UCLA Debrief of Oral Argument in Arizona v. Navajo Nation
Background Materials in Arizona v. Navajo Nation
SCOTUSblog preview here.
Merits stage briefs:
Merits Stage Amicus Briefs (supporting Petitioners; there’s a second one but I refuse to give space on my blog to those rancid bigots):
Merits Stage Amicus Briefs (supporting Respondents):
Coalition of Large Tribes Amicus Brief
DigDeep Right to Water Project Amicus Brief
Diné Hataalii Association Amicus Brief
McCool Rosser Wilkins Amicus Brief
Southern Ute and Ute Mountain Ute Amicus Brief
Tribal Nations and Indian Organizations Amicus Brief
Cert Stage Briefs:
Ninth Circuit En Banc Materials
Amended Order + Denial of En Banc Petition
Water District En Banc Petition
Ninth Circuit Panel Materials:
District Court Materials:
Third Amended Complaint materials
340 Utility and State Response
369 Utility and State Response
FTCA Suit Brought against Federal Bureau of Prisons for Death of Andrea Circle Bear
Here is the complaint in LeBeau v. United States (D.S.D.):
We posted news coverage here way back when. Ms. Circle Bear was the first federal prisoner to die of COVID in 2020. According to the complaint, she was 8 months pregnant in March 2020 when the government decided to transfer her to a prison in Texas, where she immediately contracted the virus. She gave birth while intubated.
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