Supreme Court

Oral Argument Transcript in Carpenter v. Murphy

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here.

Background materials on the case here.

Opposition Briefs in Stand Up For California v. Dept. of Interior

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here:

North Fork Rancheria Opposition Brief

US Opposition Brief

UPDATE 12/12/18): Reply

Cert petition here.

Atlantic Profile on the Murphy Case: “Who Owns Oklahoma?”

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here.

KUOW (Seattle): “Barred from SCOTUS for wearing a headdress”

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here.

Oral Argument Transcript in Cougar Den Case

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here.

Briefs and other materials here.

Michigan Radio: “‘We’ve never had justice’: How the Supreme Court rigged land deals against native people”

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here.

An excerpt:

“In many ways, it’s almost like gaslighting,” Wenona Singel says of the Johnson v. M’Intosh case. “You’re learning about … certain rights that are associated with property rights … knowing all along that these rights have not been respected, and were not enforced for your own ancestors.”

SCOTUS Denies Cert in Citizen Potawatomi Matter

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here is today’s order list.

Cert stage materials here.

SCOTUS Grants OSG Motions for Divided Argument in Murphy, Cougar Den, and Sturgeon Cases

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Order list here.

Justice Gorsuch appears to be recused from the Carpenter v. Murphy case.

SCOTUS Refuses to Stay New Election Rules in North Dakota Voting Rights Act Matter . . .

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Despite the fact that the primary has already been held under the other rules.

Here is the order in Brakebill v. Jaeger, with the dissent by RBG and Kagan:

18A335 Brakebill v. Jaeger

Prior posts here.