Arthur Lazarus Jr. Has Died

Obituary here.

Knighton v. Cedarville Rancheria Cert Petition

Here:

cert-petition.pdf

Questions presented:

“[T]he inherent sovereign powers of an Indian tribe do not extend to the activities of nonmembers of the tribe.” Montana v. United States, 450 U.S. 544, 565 (1981). The Montana Court recognized two limited narrow exceptions to that rule. But the Court has never resolved the question of whether tribal courts may ever exercise civil tort jurisdiction over nonmembers. In Plains Commerce Bank v. Long Family Land & Cattle Co., 554 U.S. 316 (2008) and in Dollar General Corporation and Dolgencorp, LLC v. The Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians, et. al. 136 S.Ct. 2159 (2016) the issue was brought before this Court, but unanswered. This case presents the issue of: Whether Indian tribal courts have jurisdiction to adjudicate civil tort claims against nonmembers?

Further this case presents the issue of: If the Indian tribal courts have jurisdiction to adjudicate civil tort claims over nonmembers, what is the prerequisite notice of any such authority, what is the prerequisite consent thereto by a nonmember, and what is the viable scope of such jurisdiction so as to satisfy the Due Process rights of a nonmember?

Lower court materials here.

UPDATE:

Brief in Opposition–PDFA

Tribal Supreme Court Project Update

Here is the July 19, 2019, Tribal Supreme Court Project Update of Recent Cases.

July 2019 SCP Image

The Onion: “Ruth Bader Ginsburg Suspended For Next 10 Rulings Following Supreme Court Bench-Clearing Brawl”

Here.

Retired Justice Stevens Dies

Here.

We did a retrospective of his Indian law jurisprudence when he retired in 2010.

Carpenter v. Murphy Restored to the Supreme Court Calendar for Reargument Next Term

More to commentary to come.

SCOTUS Denies Cert in Poarch Band v. Wilkes

Here is the order list.

Cert stage materials are here.

SCOTUS Confirms Dual Sovereignty Exception to Double Jeopardy Clause [over powerful RBG dissent]

Here is the opinion in Gamble v. United States.

Prior posts on this case here.

“This Land” Podcast by Rebecca Nagle

Definitely worth a listen. First two episodes are about Carpenter v. Murphy.

Here.

SCOTUS Denies Cert in Mitchell v. Tulalip; Teck Metals v. Colville; and King Mountain Tobacco

Here is the order list.

Mitchell materials here.

Teck Metals materials here.

King Mountain materials here.