Here is the complaint in German v. Dollar General Corp. (D.S.D.):
Research
Bears Ears/Grand Staircase-Escalante/Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Proclamations signed
Oklahoma v. Johnny Edward Mize, II (SCT)
Brief amicus curiae of Muscogee (Creek) Nation in support of Respondent Johnny Edward Mize, II
Cert opposition Brief of respondent Johnny Edward Mize, II
Oklahoma’s Petition for a writ of certiorari
Questions Presented
- Whether a State has authority to prosecute non-Indians who commit crimes against Indians in Indian country.
- Whether McGirt v. Oklahoma, 140 S.Ct. 2452 (2020) should be overruled.
Indian Law Issues in the News (10/8/2021)
NPR: The Indian Child Welfare Act Faces Its Biggest Challenge Yet (featuring former ILPC staff attorney and current University of Idaho College of Law Asst. Prof. Neoshia Roemer!)
NYTs: After Denying Care to Black Natives, Indian Health Service Reverses Policy
White House: A Proclamation on Indigenous Peoples’ Day 2021
Reuters: ‘Solar warriors’ train for Native America energy fight
California Attorney General: Attorney General Bonta Leads Bipartisan Coalition of 26 Attorneys General in Defense of Indian Child Welfare Act Protections Before the U.S. Supreme Court
Salt Lake Tribune: Lawmakers prep bill to protect Indigenous children in Utah’s child welfare system
ABC News (video): Native American tribes plea for help as Colorado River dries up
US News & World Report: Oklahoma Court Reject’s Death Row Inmates’ McGirt Appeal
More on Bears Ears, Grand Staircase-Escalante: White House Fact Sheet on proclamations to be signed
Here.
Michigan Tribes in the News (10/7/2021)
The Sault News: Governor Whitmer, cabinet members meet with Tribal leaders
WaPo: ‘This is a crisis’: Tens of thousands of children affected by pandemic-related deaths of parents
Michigan Advance: Mich. tribal leaders praise Warren bill addressing Native boarding school trauma
Michigan Radio: Stateside: Michigan’s Native boarding schools; kids and past pandemics; Whitmer kidnapping plot case
Green Matters: The Line 5 Pipeline May Unfortunately Continue Running for the Long Haul
The Sault News: Op-Ed: End the filibuster to protect Indian voting rights
Indian Law Issues in the News (10/7/2021)
NYTs: Marie Wilcox, Who Saved Her Native Language From Extinction, Dies at 87
AP: Maryland does not display Native American COVID-19 data
NBC News: Blacks, Latinos and Native Americans disproportionally killed by Covid-19 last year, study says
HCN: How the U.S. legal system ignores Tribal law
Kotaradio.com: Sen. Mike Rounds Introduces Tribal Food Sovereignty Act
WTOP.com: Hawaii panel shines light on missing, slain Indigenous girls
Tri-City Herald: Washington Tribes share these environmental concerns with Biden representative
Indian Law Issues in the News (10/6/2021)
NEH: President Biden Nominates Shelly Lowe (Navajo) to Chair the National Endowment for the Humanities Congratulations to Shelly!
NYTs: Indian Health Service ‘Willfully Ignored’ Sexual Abuse by Doctor, Report Finds
Grist: The Colorado River is drying up. Here’s how that affects Indigenous water rights
Grist: States, tribes, and NGOs hold polluters accountable in a ‘tidal wave’ of greenwashing lawsuits
Mercury News: San Jose State: Professor smiling with Native American skull ignites fiery debate
Navajo-Hopi Observer: First Native American poet laureate Joy Harjo begins third term, releases memoir
Mississippi COA Rejects Land Rights of “Chief of the Creek Indians East of the Mississippi”
Here is the opinion in Johnson v. Benton:
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