Here are the materials in Miranda v. Jewell (C.D. Cal.):
20 Miranda Motion for Summary J
An excerpt:
In the absence of a clear directive in the SYB Articles that blood degree of prospective members should be determined based only on the blood degree of an ancestor as listed on the 1940 Census, the Court declines to second guess the Bureau’s reasonable decision to apply SYB law in the same manner in which the Tribe applied it.
Here are the materials in Aguayo v. Jewell (S.D. Cal.):
54-1 Aguayo Motion for Summary J
57-1 Federal Cross Motion for Summary J
Aguayo v. Jewell Judgement in Civil Case.11.18.14 (1)
Aguayo v. Jewell.Order Dismissing.11.18.14
Prior post in this proceeding here. Related posts here and here.
Here.
Abstract:
Despite a treaty in 1866 between the Cherokee Nation and the federal government granting them full tribal citizenship, Cherokee Freedmen—the descendants of African American slaves to the Cherokee, as well as of children born from unions between African Americans and Cherokee tribal members—continue to be one of the most marginalized communities within Indian Country. Any time Freedmen have sought the full rights and benefits given other Cherokee citizens, they have encountered intense opposition, including a 2007 vote that effectively ousted them from the tribe. The debates surrounding this recent decision provide an excellent case study for exploring the intersections of race and sovereignty. In this article, I use the most recent Cherokee Freedmen controversy to examine how racial discourse both empowers and diminishes tribal sovereignty, and what happens in settler-colonial contexts when the exercise of tribal rights comes into conflict with civil rights. I also explore how settler colonialism as an analytic can obscure the racialized power dynamics that undermine Freedmen claims to an indigenous identity and tribal citizenship.
Here are the materials in Belmont v. Kelly (Nooksack Court of Appeals):
Belmont v. Kelly COA Defendant-Appellants’ Notice for Permission to File an Interlocutory Appeal
Belmont v. Kelly COA Order Denying Permission to File an Interlocutory Appeal
Here:
Adams v Kelly II Plaintiffs’ Amended Response in Opposition to Defendants’ Motion To Dismiss
Adams v Kelly II Amended Response in Opposition to Defendants’ Motion To Dismiss
Adams v Kelly II Defendants’ Reply to Plaintiffs’ Response in Opposition to Motion to Dismiss
Adams v Kelly II Order Granting Defendants’ Motion to Dismiss
Here are the updated materials in St. Germain v. Dept. of Interior (W.D. Wash.):
29 – Defendants’ Motion for Order Determining Applicable Standard of Judicial Review
30 – Response Re Motion for Order Determining Applicable Standard of Review
31 – Defendants’ Reply re Motion for Order Determining Applicable Standard of Judicial Review
32 – Declaration of Judith R Joseph
Prior materials in this federal case here.
Here are the materials in Belmont v. Kelly (Nooksack Tribal Court):
Belmont v. Kelly Case No. 2014-CI-CL-007 Motion for Preliminary Injunction
Belmont v. Kelly Case No. 2014-CI-CL-007 Reply on Motion for Preliminary Injunction
Complaint here.
Here is the newest complaint filed in tribal court:
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