Here is the order in In Re: Effect of Cherokee Nation v. Nash and Vann v. Zinke:
SC-17-07 37-Final Order 2-22-21
Selected Briefs:
tribal constitutions
Tribal Law Journal Vol. 21 Preview
Federal Court Dismisses Challenge to MHA Nation Election
Muscogee (Creek) Nation SCT Decides Graham v. MCN Citizenship Committee [Creek Freedmen]
Here are the materials in Graham v. Muscogee (Creek) Nation Citizenship Committee (also here):
Doc.-4-Appellants-Brief-02242020
Doc.-14-Appellees-Response-Brief-06122020
Michael Daugherty: “Tribal courts should abolish cash bail”
From High Country News, here.
Federal Court Dismisses Effort by Oglala Sioux Constitutional Reform Committee to Support Secretarial Election
Here are the materials in New Holy v. Dept. of the Interior (D.S.D.):
Stanford Law Review Online Publishes “Indian Lives Matter — Pandemics and Inherent Tribal Powers”
Fletcher’s paper, “Indian Lives Matter — Pandemics and Inherent Tribal Powers,” is now available online (PDF).
Amusement of the Day (concl.): BIA Phoenix Area Enrollment Manual
Amusement of the Day (cont.) — 1977 BIA Phoenix Area Office Enrollment Manual Illustrations
Yesterday, we covered tribal constitutions. Today, the political and bureaucratic complexity of enrollment decisions in cartoon form (we will conclude tomorrow):
Amusement of the Day — 1977 BIA Phoenix Area Office Enrollment Manual Illustrations
Apparently, in 1977 or so, the Phoenix Area Office decided to write a lengthy manual for tribal governments, instructing them on how to make enrollment decisions that met tribal constitutional muster. Suffice it to say the text is TL:DR, but the illustrations are awesome — and by awesome, I mean crazy — and by crazy, I mean Indian country crazy.
Tomorrow, how tribal governments make membership decisions….
