Here are those materials:
Ayala Faction Opposition to Motion for Intervention
Lewis Faction Reply in Support of motion to Intervene
tribal election
Eighth Circuit Rejects Sandy Lake Chippewa Secretarial Election Appeal — UPDATED with briefs
Here is the opinion.
The court’s syllabus:
Civil case – Indian law. Because the district court had adjudicated the issue of subject matter jurisdiction in the Sandy Lake Band’s previous suit, and Sandy Lake did not appeal from that decision or exhaust its administrative remedies, the court is bound by the district court’s original determination that it lacked subject matter jurisdiction; the district court’s dismissal order is affirmed, but modified to be without prejudice.
Briefs:
Lower court materials here.
Tribal Court Decides Interesting Election Challenge at Eastern Band Cherokee — It was Just a Typo
Timbisha Leadership Dispute Dismissed under Rule 19
My favorite rule!
Here are the materials in Timbisha Shoshone Tribe v. Dept. of Interior (E.D. Cal.):
2011 Elected Council Motion to Dismiss
Death Valley Council Opposition
DCT Order Dismissing Complaint
Prior post on the PI stage of this case here.
Update on Eastern Band Cherokee Election Dispute
Here is the response to the petition:
Response to Petition for Writ of Mandamus
The petition is here.
Interesting Election Challenge at Eastern Band Cherokee
Here is the petition for a writ of mandamus in the Cherokee Supreme Court:
Petition for a Writ of Mandamus 3262013
The dispute centers around a new election code, of which the parties disagree as to when the next election for Principal Chief will be — in 2013 or 2015.
Cherokee Nation Redistricting Challenge — Tribal Court Materials — UPDATED
Here are the materials in Anglen v. Cherokee Nation Council:
Navajo Nation Supreme Court Decides Election Law Dispute
Here is the opinion in Sandoval v. Navajo Election Administration.
The court’s syllabus:
The Supreme Court issues its opinion on reconsideration in this appeal of an OHA dismissal on an election grievance. The Court reverses the OHA and orders Leo Johnson disqualified as school board member of the Shiprock Associated Schools Inc. (SASI). The Court emphasizes the duties of the NEA and candidates when conditions concerning qualifications change before an election has taken place. The Court states that the qualifications statute for school board members specifically require mandatory enforcement throughout the term of office. The vacancy shall be filled by special election pursuant to 11 N.N.C. § 143.
Tribal Election Candidacy Challenge Brought under ICRA Habeas Dismissed
Here are the materials (some of them anyway) in Lewis v. White Mt. Apache Tribe (D. Ariz.):
News Coverage of White Earth Chippewa Constitution Vote
Here.
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