Research
California COA Rejects Allottees’ Claim to Tax Exemption from Riverside County
Here is the unpublished opinion in Albrecht v. County of Riverside:
Briefs:
Registration Open for NAICJA Annual Conference
Click here to register for the upcoming Tribal Judicial and Court Personnel Conference, hosted October 19-21, 2021 by the National American Indian Court Judges Association (NAICJA).
Scholarships are available on a first come, first serve basis for eligible applications.
Federal Court Dismisses Kickapoo Member’s Challenge to Federally Approved Wind Energy Project
Here are the materials in Mattwaoshshe v. United States (D.D.C.):
38-1 Soldier Creek Wind Motion to Dismiss
39-1 Nextera Energy Motion to Dismiss
40-1 Westar Energy Motion to Dismiss
Not that it would matter much in this issue, but I can’t help but point out of the more anomalously interpreted Indian law statutes of all time is briefly discussed in this opinion. Here is the law, 25 U.S.C. sec. 175:
In all States and Territories where there are reservations or allotted Indians the United States attorney shall represent them in all suits at law and in equity.
Seems pretty clear, eh? No chance. 🙂 Yet another example of the word “shall” being interpreted as the exact opposite of its meaning. . . .
G. William Rice Memorial Scholarship Announcement
“How Native students fought back against abuse and assimilation at US boarding schools” [from The Conversation]
Here.
WSJ: “At Schools Where Native American Children Died, New Hope for Answers”
Here.
3rd Annual Anishinaabe Racial Justice Conference Announcement
Explaining the Light Posting on TT Lately
We’ve been busy. . . .
NAICJA Conference and Awards
National American Indian Court Judges Association (NAICJA) is excited to announce the 52nd National Tribal Judicial and Court Personnel Virtual Conference to hosted October 19-21, 2021. Registration is coming soon and you can visit naicja.org for updates.
The NAICJA Board of Directors is soliciting nominations for four (4) NAICJA awards: the Lifetime Achievement Award, the Court Support Excellence Award the Judicial Excellence Award, and the Outstanding Service Award. The award criteria are detailed in the announcement below.
2021 NAICJA Award Nomination link here or PDF version here.
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