The Grist: “Federal agencies are required to consult with tribes about pipelines. They often don’t.”

Here.

Federal Court Partially Dismisses Oglala Sioux Tribal Member’s Grazing Suit against Feds

Here are the materials in Temple v. Roberts (previously Temple v. Her Many Horses (D.S.D.):

155-motion-to-dismiss.pdf

159-opposition.pdf

168-reply.pdf

173-motion-to-quash.pdf

176-response.pdf

177-reply.pdf

180-1-oglala-sioux-tribal-court-opinion.pdf

183-dct-on-motion-to-dismiss.pdf

184-dct-granting-motion-to-quash.pdf

Prior post here.

Navajo Sues Interior over Judicial Funding

Here is the complaint in Navajo Nation v. Dept. of the Interior (D.D.C.):

1 Complaint

D.C. Circuit Briefs in Law Firm’s Effort to Intervene in Yankton Sioux Tribe’s Trust Breach Claim against Interior

Here are the materials in Yankton Sioux Tribe v. Bernhardt:

herman-law’s-opening-brief.pdf

yankton-answer-brief.pdf

federal-answer-brief.pdf

Lower court materials here.

Federal Claims Court Dismisses 2 of 3 Counts against US in Ute Trust Breach Suit

Here are the materials in (Fed. Cl.):

1 Complaint

15 US Motion to Dismiss

20 Response

21 Reply

23-1 Surreply

27 DCT Order

Related suit here.

Federal Court Allows FTCA Claim Arising under 638 Contract to Proceed [Mississippi Choctaw]

Here are the materials in Chipmon v. United States (S.D. Miss.):

1-complaint-5.pdf

16-us-mtd.pdf

18-us-mtd-tribe-cross-claims.pdf

24-tribe-response.pdf

28-plaintiff-joinder-to-tribe-response.pdf

30-us-reply.pdf

37-dct-order.pdf

NYTs: “Fed Up With Deaths, Native Americans Want to Run Their Own Health Care”

Here.

Federal Circuit Revives Portions of Lummi/Hopi/Fort Berthold Housing Authorities NAHASDA Claims

Here is the opinion in Lummi Tribe v. United States (Fed. Cir.). An excerpt:

[W]e conclude that because neither the Claims Court nor this court previously adjudicated Lummi’s breach of contract, breach of fiduciary duty, and breach of trust claims, the Claims Court erred by dismissing Lummi’s entire case.

Briefs:

Opening Brief

US Answer Brief

Reply

Prior posts here.

Opinion in Pueblo of Jemez v. United States

Here is the opinion:

404 DCT Opinion

An excerpt:

THIS MATTER comes before the Court on the bench trial held on October 29-November 20, 2018; November 29-November 30, 2018; December 3, 2018; December 5, 2018; and December 13, 2018. The primary issue is whether Plaintiff Pueblo of Jemez has the exclusive right to use, occupy, and possess the lands of the Valles Caldera National Preserve (“Valles Caldera”) pursuant to its allegedly unextinguished and continuing aboriginal title to those lands. The Court concludes that Jemez Pueblo has not established aboriginal title to the Valles Caldera. Although the evidence proves that Jemez Pueblo has actually and continuously used and occupied the Valles Caldera for a long time, the evidence also shows that many Pueblos and Tribes also used the Valles Caldera in ways that defeat Jemez Pueblo’s aboriginal title claim.

Earlier posts here.

Fort McDermitt Prevails over IHS on Clinic in Oregon

Here are the materials in Fort McDermitt Paiute & Shoshone Tribe v. Azar (formerly Price) (D.D.C.):

31 Tribe Second MSJ

33-1 US Second MSJ

35 Tribe Reply

37 US Reply

40 DCT Order

Prior post here.