
tribal constitutions
Leech Lake Ojibwe Elected Official Sues Interior over Eligibility to Serve
Here are the materials in LaRose v. Haaland (D. Minn.):

Semi-Split Tenth Circuit Decides Chegup v. Ute Indian Tribe of the Uintah and Ouray Reservation [banishment]
Here is the opinion.
Briefs here.
An excerpt:
We begin by discussing the tribal exhaustion doctrine involved in this case. “[W]hen a federal court has subject-matter jurisdiction over a claim arising in Indian country over which a tribal forum has colorable jurisdiction, principles of comity and the federal policy of promoting tribal self-government generally require that the plaintiff fully exhaust tribal remedies before proceeding in federal court.” Restatement of the Law of Am. Indians § 59 cmt. a (Am. Law Inst., Proposed Final Draft 2021).
slip op. at 14.
Maybe a little more Restatement. . . .
Post–Santa Clara Pueblo, federal review has been limited to habeas, leaving tribal courts to adjudicate any other civil rights claims. See Restatement of the Law of Am. Indians § 16 cmt. a (“With the exception of actions for habeas corpus relief [under § 1303, ICRA’s civil rights] guarantees are enforceable exclusively in tribal courts and other tribal fora.”).
slip op. at 21.

And more. . . .
Tribal exhaustion doctrine exists to preserve tribal sovereignty and prevent the federal courts from running roughshod over tribal legal systems. See Norton, 862 F.3d at 1243; Restatement of the Law of Am. Indians § 28 cmt. a (“[A]djudication of matters impairing reservation affairs by any nontribal court . . . infringes upon tribal law-making authority, because tribal courts are best qualified to interpret and apply tribal law.”).
Slip op. at 34.
Eighth Circuit Rejects MHA Nation Citizens’ Voting Rights Suit
Cherokee Nation SCT Strikes “By Blood” from Cherokee Constitution
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 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.):


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