Here is the motion to dismiss in City of Seattle v. Sauk-Suiattle Tribal Court (W.D. Wash.):
Prior post here.
Sauk-Suiattle Moves to Dismiss Seattle’s Federal Court Effort to Prevent Tribal Court Proceeding to Continue
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Ninth Circuit Argument in Big Horn County Electric v. Big Man
Here:
Briefs are here.
One of my favorite people, Melody McCoy, a Cherokee citizen and Michigan alum, argued for the respondents. Izhaadaa giizhigowande!
Continue readingCity of Seattle Sues to Stop Sauk-Suiattle Tribal Court Suit over Rights of Nature
Here are the materials in City of Seattle v. Sauk-Suiattle Tribal Court (W.D. Wash.):
Tribal court suit here.
Coyote Band of Pomo Indians Brings Suit in Federal Court to Stop State Court Jurisdiction in Favor of Tribal Court
Here are the materials so far in Coyote Band of Pomo Indians v. Findleton (Calif. Ct. App.):
9 Motion for Preliminary Injunction
Update (3/8/2022):
41 Bank Opposition to Motion for PI
42-1 Findleton Motion to Dismiss
43 Findleton Opposition to Motion for PI
44 Findleton Opposition to Motion to Deposit Property
Early Materials in Grocery Store Challenge to Oglala Tribal Court Jurisdiction
Here are the materials so far in Kyle Grocery Inc. v. Short Horn (D.S.D.):
1-3 Oglala Trial Court Opinion
Mississippi Federal Court Declines to Disqualify AUSA Who Once Worked in Choctaw Tribal Court and Stood for Criminal Defendant at Tribal Arraignment
Here are the materials in United States v. Anderson (S.D. Miss.):
Sauk-Suiattle Tribe Brings Rights of Nature Claims against City of Seattle in Tribal Court over Skagit River Dams
Here is the complaint in Sauk-Suiattle Indian Tribe v. City of Seattle (Sauk-Suiattle Tribal Court):
Liz Reese and Abby Abinanti on Tribal Criminal Laws
From Stanford, here is “Imagining Justice: American Indian Tribal Laws of Criminal Responsibility.”
Kekek Stark on Anishinaabe Law
Kekek Jason Stark has published “Anishinaabe Inaakonigewin: Principles for the Intergenerational Preservation of Mino-Bimaadiziwin” in the Montana Law Review. PDF
I cannot recommend this paper enough. It’s exactly the kind of paper I’ve been waiting for — waiting for a very long time. Miigwetch to Professor Stark for this incredible work. The ancestors would be proud.
Denezpi v. United States Background Materials
Merits Stage Materials
National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers Amicus Brief
Tribal Governments Amicus Brief
Cert Stage Materials
United States’ Brief in Opposition
Tenth Circuit Materials
United States v Denezpi Tenth Circuit Opinion
District Court Materials
1-1 Criminal Information Sheet
32 DCT Order Denying Motion to Dismiss on Double Jeopardy Grounds
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