tribal courts

“Doing Justice: An Interview With Abby Abinanti, Chief Judge of the Yurok Tribe (Part 1)”

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here.

In Re: The Protest of Huber to Disqualify Walkingstick as Candidate for Principal Chief (Cherokee Nation Supreme Court, May 29, 2019)

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here:

SC-19-07 25-Order 5-29-19

Pokagon Peacemaking Discussion

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

SG Recommends GVR in Poarch Band v. Wilkes

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here is the brief:

sg-invitation-brief-1.pdf

An excerpt:

This brief is submitted in response to the Court’s order inviting the Solicitor General to express the views of the United States. After the petition for a writ of certiorari was filed, amendments to tribal law were proposed that could substantially affect the basis for the decision of the Supreme Court of Alabama in this case. In the view of the United States, if those changes are enacted, the petition should be granted, the judgment vacated, and the case remanded for further proceedings.

Cert stage materials are here.

UPDATE:

17-1175SupplementalBriefForRespondents

Petitioners Supplemental Brief

Muscogee (Creek) Nation SCT Issues Opinion in Judicial Recusal Matter

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here is the order in Bruner v. Muscogee (Creek) Nation.

Tribal Court Perspectives from the Bench panel at WSBA Indian Law Section CLE

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Judges Montoya-Lewis & Drent

Fourth Circuit Oral Argument Audio in Williams v. Big Picture

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here.

Briefs here.

Muscogee Freedmen Descendants Forced to Exhaust Tribal Remedies

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here is the order in Muscogee Creek Indian Freedmen Band v. Bernhardt (D.D.C.):

29 DCT Order

Briefs here.

Federal Court Denies Sanctions Request in Dismissed Intra-Tribal Leadership Dispute

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here are the materials in Tribal Council of the Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes of Oklahoma v. Foster (W.D. Okla.):

1 Complaint

9 Notice of Voluntary Dismissal

13 Motion for Sanctions

13-5 Wilkinson v Hamilton Tribal Court Opinion

13-30 Hamilton v Election Commission Tribal Court Opinion

16 Notice of Voluntary Dismissal

17 Response to Motion for Sanctions

18 Reply

20 DCt Order

Ninth Circuit Panel Grants Rehearing in Knighton v. Cedarville Rancheria

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Maybe this is nothing, but this is a little bit WEIRD . . . in that the Ninth Circuit’s opinions webpage links to an order granting rehearing (here) but there was no response brief docketed AND there is nothing on the court’s docket sheet indicating the petition was granted.

Here is the petition BTW:

Knighton Petition for Rehearing

Panel materials here.