Here:
Lower court materials are here.
sovereign immunity
Update in Center for Biological Diversity v. Pizarchik (and Navajo Nation and BHP Navajo Coal)
The Navajo motion to intervene in this suit is here.
The updated materials:
New Mexico Bankruptcy Court Holds Bankruptcy Code Waives Tribal Immunity
Here are some of the materials in In re Platinum Properties, Inc. (Bankr. N.M.):
Bkrcy CT Order re Platinum Oil
Jicarilla Motion for Summary J
Other materials are here.
Class Action against High Stakes Bingo Machine Manufacturers Dismissed under Rule 19
This dispute arises from the Poarch Band’s high stakes bingo operations. Poarch Band was not named.
The case is Hardy v. IGT (M.D. Ala.):
Multimedia Games Motion to Dismiss
Seneca Telephone v. Miami Tribe Cert Petition
Here (updated 8/24/11 with better pdf):
Seneca Telephone Cert Petition
Questions Presented:
1. Under federal preemption principles invoked in Rice v. Rehner, 463 U.S. 713 (1983), and specifically, the principles determinative on the applicability of the doctrine of tribal sovereign immunity in a regulatory context, did the Oklahoma Supreme Court err and issue a conflicting ruling with this Court’s decision in Rice when it failed to apply the preemption principles to the present cases?
2. Under the preemption principles invoked in Rice, as applied to the present cases, does the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. §§ 151et. seq.) delegate to the States the authority to exercise jurisdiction over tribal entities when Congress confers to the States the power to exercise jurisdiction over all intrastate communications?
Lower court materials are here.
ADA Claim against Navajo Healthcare Provider Dismissed
Here are the materials in Vulgamore v. Tuba City Regional Healthcare Corporation (D. Ariz.):
Federal Court Dismisses Effort to Reopen Black Hills Judgment Fund
Here is the opinion in Different Horse v. Salazar and Rosebud Sioux Tribe (D. S.D.):
And the briefs:
Navajo Supreme Court Decides Navajo Sovereign Immunity Act Case
The caption is Begay v. Navajo Engineering & Construction Authority and the Navajo Nation. The opinion is here.
Here is the court’s summary:
In this appeal of a district court’s dismissal of a tort action for failure to state a claim upon which relief may be granted, the Court affirms the dismissal on jurisdictional grounds and emphasizes that trial courts must first find jurisdiction before making substantive rulings.
FMLA Claim against Viejas Enterprises Dismissed
Here are the materials in Morrison v. Viejas Enterprises (S.D. Cal.):
Turtle Talk 
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