Eighth Circuit Decides Chase v. Andeavor Logistics L.P.

Here is the opinion.

Briefs:

Lower court materials here. We’ll update those later.

Chickasaw Prof’s Gender Discrimination Judgment Survives Tenth Circuit, Court Orders Remand for More Money

Here is the opinion in Tudor v. Southeastern Oklahoma State University.

2021 Michigan State Bar Indian Law Section Annual Meeting

Bryan Newland — Keynote Speaker
Kate Fort, the Tecumseh Award recipient
AILS Bar Study Scholarship Award Winner
Stacey Rock and Peter Shinkai presenting Kate Fort with the Tecumseh award
Nazune Menka
And Prof. Matthew Fletcher telling Restatement Stories

Federal Court Dismisses Minnesota DNR’s Collateral Attack on Manoomin Suit Filed in Tribal Court

Here are the materials in Minnesota Dept. of Natural Resources v. White Earth Band of Ojibwe (D. Minn.):‘

Prior post here.

News Coverage of Indian Law Issues (9/7/2021)

WaPo: “For Navajo, crowded homes have always
been a lifeline. The pandemic threatens that
.”

NYTs: “For Tribal Members in Oklahoma, Medicaid Expansion Improves Access to Specialty Care”

WBUR: “The Klamath River Water Crisis And Its Lessons On Climate Change

Daily Kos: “Texas Abortion Clinics In Native American Reservations?

NBC News: “How Texas abortion law is undermining Native American women’s reproductive justice

The 74: “Boarding School History Underpins Court Ruling on Native Education

News Coverage of Indian Law Matters (9/3/2021)

NYTs: “‘‘A Sadness I Can’t Carry’: The Story Of The Drum

Guardian: “Native American tribes enforce mask mandates regardless of state bans

Native America Calling: “Revisiting the idea of reparations

Roll Call: “Biden breaks pledge to Indian Country by keeping wolves off endangered list

WaPo: “A push to get more recognition for Native Americans who once called D.C. home”

Popsugar: “Stoodis! Reservation Dogs Has Officially Been Renewed For a Second Season”

Federal Indian Law & Historical Gossip — The Plenary Power “Trilogy”

Ex parte Crow Dog [there are more theories about this murder but no space to include them . . . yet]
U.S. v. Kagama
Lone Wolf v. Hitchcock
U.S. v. Sandoval

Federal Court Asserts Personal Jurisdiction over Tort Claims Arising in Indian Country [Navajo]

Here are the materials in Four Corners Health Care v. Roots Home Health Care (D. Utah):

Federal Indian Law & Historical Gossip — The Marshall Trilogy

Those of you who know me know I like historical gossip and comic books. Thought I’d share some excerpts from the comics I give to my students.

Johnson v. McIntosh
Cherokee Nation v. Georgia
Corn Tassels