The End of a Michigan Law Allowing Scientists to Dig Up “Aboriginal Inhabitants”

Came across this short note in Indian Talk, a 1973 newsletter by and about Michigan Indians and a precursor to the original Turtle Talk, referencing a federal lawsuit filed to have Michigan public law 750.160 declared unconstitutional. That law prohibited Dr. Frankenstein and others from digging up graves, but granted an exception to Indiana Jones in case he found some Indian bones:

Shay Elbaum at the Michigan law library found a 1974 law repealing the part about “aboriginal inhabitants.”

Can’t find a record of the lawsuit, however. It probably went away when the state legislature repealed the exception.

Maryland COA Affirms Decision Resolving Internal Political Dispute of State-Recognized Accohannock Indian Tribe

Here is the unpublished opinion in Hinmon v. Accohannock Indian Tribe:

Michigan SCT Denies Leave to Review LTBB Reservation Boundaries Matter over Dissent

Here is the order in People v. Covey:

Can’t post briefs because Michigan’s courts do not make them available online.

D.C. Federal Court Remands NCAI Suit to D.C. Superior Court

Here are the materials in Desiderio v. National Congress of American Indians (D.D.C.):

1 Notice of Removal

1-1 DC Superior Court Complaint

7 Order to Show Cause

9-1 NCAI Motion to Dismiss

10 NCAI Response to Show Cause Order

11 DCT Remand Order

Utah Federal Court Orders Exhaustion of Tribal Remedies in Ute Banishment Case

Here are the new materials in Chegup v. Ute Indian Tribe of the Unitah and Ouray Indian Reservation (D. Utah), formerly Chegup v. Ute Indian Tribal Court of the Uintah and Ouray Reservation:

Tenth Circuit materials here. Earlier materials in the district court here.

Split Oklahoma SCT Rules against Cherokee Nation’s Claims for COVID Business Losses Coverage

Here are (many of) the materials in Cherokee Nation v. Lexington Insurance Co.:

Ninth Circuit Rejects Effort to Challenge Tribal-State Cross-Dep Agreement [Fort Peck]

Here is the opinion in United States v. Fowler.

Briefs:

OJS TJS to host virtual Part 2 of VAWA Roundtable Discussion Series, Sept 28

VAWA Roundtable Discussion: Shared Tribal Experiences Under VAWA ’13

September 28, 2022

on Zoom Webinar

11-5pm ET | 10 -4pm CT | 9-3pm MT | 8-2pm PT | 7-1pm AKT

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Registration is Now OPEN for the 19th Annual ILPC & TICA Indigenous Law Conference!

Registration is here.

November 17-18, 2022 with pre-conference activities on November 16, 2022

IN PERSON at MSU College of Law in East Lansing, Michigan

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