Tribal Codes

Eighth Circuit Rejects MHA Nation Citizens’ Voting Rights Suit

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here is the opinion in Cross v. Fox.

Briefs:

Cross Brief.pdfDownload
Tribe Brief.pdfDownload
Reply.pdfDownload

Lower court materials here.

Fort Berthold Agency

Sauk-Suiattle Tribe Brings Rights of Nature Claims against City of Seattle in Tribal Court over Skagit River Dams

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here is the complaint in Sauk-Suiattle Indian Tribe v. City of Seattle (Sauk-Suiattle Tribal Court):

SAU-CIV-01-22-001 Civil Complaint

SAU-CIV-01-22-001 Summons

Liz Reese and Abby Abinanti on Tribal Criminal Laws

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

From Stanford, here is “Imagining Justice: American Indian Tribal Laws of Criminal Responsibility.”

Minnesota Federal Court Dismissed Civil Rights Case against White Earth Nation Police

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here are the materials in Howard v. Weidemann (D. Minn.):

1 Complaint.pdfDownload
34 D’s Motion for Summary J.pdfDownload
54 Opposition.pdfDownload
60 Reply.pdfDownload
62 DCT Order.pdfDownload

Ninth Circuit Briefs in Big Horn County Electric Cooperative v. Big Man

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here:

electric co-op brief.pdfDownload
crow tribe brief.pdfDownload
big man brief.pdfDownload

Lower court materials here.

Ninth Circuit Briefs in Adams v. Dodge [Nooksack]

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here:

Adams Opening Brief

Tribal Court Answer Brief

Tribe Answer Brief

Reply

Lower court materials here.

Split Ninth Circuit Panel Decides Brice v. Plain Green LLC

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here is the opinion.

Here are the briefs:

Plain Green Brief 19-17414 – 19-17477

Plain Green Brief 19-15707

Amicus Brief

Brice Brief 19-17414 – 19-17477

Brice Brief 19-15707

Reply

Lower court materials here.

Ninth Circuit Materials in Oertwich v. Traditional Village of Togiak

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here are the briefs:

Oertwich Brief

Answer Brief

Reply

Here is the oral argument video:

Lower court materials here.

New Update in Adams v. Elfo [Nooksack Habeas Matter]

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here are new materials in Adams v. Elfo (W.D. Wash.):

56 Motion for Reconsideration

60 Response

62 DCT Order Remanding Motion to Magistrate

65 Nooksack Brief

66 Tribal Judge Brief

67 Adams Brief

69 Magistrate Report

70 Adams Objections

72 Tribe Response

73 Tribal Court Response

74 DCT Order

Prior post here.

 

Harvard Law Review Casenote on Williams v. Medley Opportunity Fund II [tribal payday lending]

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here is “Williams v. Medley Opportunity Fund II, LP: Third Circuit Rules that Tribal Payday Lenders Cannot Compel Arbitration.”

We posted the materials on this case here.