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Here are the newest materials in Alexander v. Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde:

At request of counsel for the plaintiffs (see statement below), we have removed these docs:

To Whom It May Concern:

At the behest of the Grand Ronde Tribal Government’s legal counsel, we have removed from our firm’s social media pages any links to certain legal briefs which were sealed under the Grand Ronde Tribal Court’s order issued in September of 2014. We ask that you likewise remove any legal briefs from your pages. We regret the inadvertent disclosure of these legal briefs.

66 Grand Ronde Treaty Descendants Judicially Disenrolled

September 2, 2015September 10, 2015Matthew L.M. Fletcher2 Comments

Here are the materials in Alexander v. Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde:

At request of counsel for the plaintiffs (see statement below), we have removed these docs:

To Whom It May Concern:

IBIA Vacates and Remands Nooksack Enrollment Ordinance Decision by BIA Superintendent

July 14, 2015Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here is the order and opinion:

7-9-15 271 Order Vacating Decision and Remanding

News coverage here.

National Native American Bar Association Issues Formal Ethics Opinion on Duties of Advocates in Tribal Disenrollment Proceedings

June 26, 2015Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here is ethics opinion number 1: “Duties of Tribal Court Advocates to Ensure Due Process Afforded to All Individuals Targeted for Disenrollment”:

National Native American Bar Association Formal Ethics Opinion No. 1

This follows up an earlier resolution from NNABA.

Federal Court Dismisses Challenge to Nooksack Disenrollment

May 21, 2015Matthew L.M. Fletcher1 Comment

Here are the materials in St. Germain v. Dept. of Interior (W.D. Wash.):

doc. 38 – Motion to Dismiss or, in the Alternative, for Partial Summary Judgment

doc. 41 – Response Re Motion to Dismiss

doc. 42 – Reply Re Defendants’ Motion to Dismiss

doc. 44 – Order Granting Motion for Partial Summary Judgment

Prior pleadings in this matter here and here.

New Scholarship on Tribal Disenrollments

May 11, 2015June 26, 2015Matthew L.M. Fletcher6 Comments

Arizona Law Review announces its publication of Galanda and Dreveskracht’s piece entitled Curing the Tribal Disenrollment Epidemic: In Search of a Remedy, which has been described as “a must read for all of Indian country” by Indian law scholar Robert A. Williams, Jr. Please see the press release for additional information.