treaty rights

News Profile of GTB/Enviro Groups’ Appeal against Nestlé

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here is “Legal gears on Nestle water cases grind slowly in Michigan” from MLive.

Briefs in Rosebud Sioux Tribe and Fort Belknap Indian Community v. Trump (Keystone XL)

Matthew Campbell

Here are the briefs on the United States’ and TransCanada’s Motions to Dismiss Rosebud and Fort Belknap’s treaty and jurisdiction claims regarding the Keystone XL Pipeline.

News coverage here, and more information here.  Previous posts on this case are here.

Gizmodo: “The Battle for Bad River”

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here.

The tribe’s suit is here.

Federal Court Affirms Yakama Reservation Boundaries

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here are the materials in Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation v. Klickitat County (E.D. Wash.):

1 Complaint

16 Motion to Dismiss

23 Response

24 Reply

25 DCT Order Denying Motion to Dismiss

36 Tribe Motion for PI

43 County Response

51 Reply

58 DCT Order Denying Motion for PI

76 US Amicus Brief

77 County Trial Brief

78 Yakama Trial Brief

86-1 Corrected US Amicus Brief

100 Washington Amicus Brief

112 DCT Order

Yakama PR

Tribal Motions for Summary Judgment in Standing Rock v. Army Corps [Dakota Access Pipeline]

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here are the new materials in Standing Rock Sioux Tribe v. United States Army Corps of Engineers (D.D.C.):

418 DCT Order on Administrative Record

433-2 Standing Rock Motion for Summary Judgment

434-2 Oglala Motion for Summary Judgment

435-1 Yankton Motion for Summary Judgment

436-1 Cheyenne River Motion for Summary Judgment

439 NCAI Amicus Brief

Michigan Radio Stateside Interview re: LTBB Reservation Boundaries Case

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here is the page. The specific link is here.

Federal Court Decides Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians v. Whitmer [formerly Snyder]

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here is the order:

627-dct-order-1.pdf

Briefs here.

Case page here.

State Criminal Fishing Case against Hazen Shopbell Dismissed

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here is the opinion in State of Washington v. Shopbell (Wash. Super. Ct. — Skagit County):

order.pdf

Prior case involving Shopbell is here.

Penobscot/US v. Maine En Banc Stage Briefs

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

The petitions, filed two years ago, are here.

The court’s order requesting a response is here: ca1-order-2.pdf

Here is the state’s response and the petitioners’ reply briefs:

maine-response.pdf

penobscot-reply.pdf

us-reply.pdf

Case page here.

Michigan Public Radio: “Grand Traverse Band tribal member appeals to UN for help getting compensation over broken 1885 treaty”

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here.