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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).
Navajo Prevails on Damages Amount in 2014 Tribal Court Funding
Here are the materials in Navajo Nation v. Bernhardt (D.D.C.):
37 Federal Memorandum on Entry of Judgment
44 Navajo Memorandum on Damages
Prior post here.
Port Gamble S’Klallam Tribe Sues Insurance Company
Here is the complaint in Port Gamble S’Klallam Tribe v. Lexington Insurance Company (Port Gamble S’Klallam Community Court):
Suquamish Sues Insurance Company over Pandemic-Related Losses
Here is the complaint in Suquamish Tribe v. Lexington Insurance Company (Suquamish Tribal Court):
California COA Briefs in Acres v. Marston
Federal Court Dismisses Miss. Choctaw from FTCA Claim, Claim against US Proceeds
Here are the materials in Chipmon v. United States (S.D. Miss.):
Prior post here.
Federal Court Dismisses Suit against Duck Valley Tribe for Failure to Exhaust
Here are the materials in Magee v. Shoshone Paiute Tribes of the Duck Valley Reservation (D. Nev.):
Ninth Circuit Finds No Navajo Jurisdiction over Off-Rez Insurer
Here is the unpublished opinion in Employers Mutual Casualty Company v. McPaul.
Briefs here.
New Book: “The Cherokee Supreme Court 1823–1835”
From Carolina Academic Press, here (h/t Legal History Blog):
The Cherokee Supreme Court
1823–1835
Forthcoming April 2020 • paper
| ISBN | 978-1-5310-1841-2 |
| e-ISBN | 978-1-5310-1842-9 |
Tags: Indian and Indigenous Peoples Law, Legal History, Regional Interest
The first legal history of the first tribal court upends long-held misconceptions about the origins of Westernized tribal jurisprudence. This book demonstrates how the Cherokee people—prior to their removal on the Trail of Tears—used their judicial system as an external exemplar of American legal values, while simultaneously deploying it as a bulwark for tribal culture and tradition in the face of massive societal pressure and change. Extensive case studies document the Cherokee Nation’s exercise of both criminal and civil jurisdiction over American citizens, the roles of women and language in the Supreme Court, and how the courts were used to regulate the slave trade among the Cherokees. Although long-known for its historical value, the legal significance of the Cherokee Supreme Court has not been explored until now
