IBIA Holds BIA Illegally Denied Modoc Nation Access to Federal Surplus Goods [airplanes] Seven Years Later . . . And Now Planes are Gone

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here is the opinion in Modoc Tribe of Oklahoma v. Eastern Oklahoma Regional Director:

Modoc v. Reg. Director (Modoc – Airplane)Download

Wisconsin SCT Declines to Grant Admission to State Bar Lawyer that Passed Yurok Tribal Bar Exam

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here is the opinion in Morris v. Board of Bar Examiners:

MorrisDownload

Blast from the Past Addendum: Melody McCoy’s Letter to the Rolling Stone Editor [Go Blue]

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

There was an error in that Rolling Stone article that led Melody McCoy to write a correction in 1987:

SCOTUS Denies Unkechauge and Stitt Petitions [Update: And Maverick, too]

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here is the order list.

The Unkechauge petition is here.

The Stitt petition is here.

The Maverick petition is here. [Apparently, they changed their name to RunItOneTime, LLC, which alone is reason enough to deny their petition.]

These guys had nothing to do with it, but they’re cool.

Tenth Circuit Decides Modoc Nation v. Bohl

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here:

CA10 Opinion.pdfDownload

Briefs here.

New York Federal Court Rejects Shinneock Eel Harvesting Claims

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here is the opinion in Silva v. Parrish (E.D. N.Y.):

DCT Order.pdfDownload

Briefs here.

Blast from the Past: Rolling Stone Profile on the Lakota Claim to the Black Hills (May 1987)

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

NAGPRA Review Committee FY2025 Report to Congress

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here:

FY2025 Review Committee Report to Congress (approved 9-30-2025).pdfDownload

Stroble v. Oklahoma Tax Commission Cert Petition

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here:

Stroble-v-OTC-PetitionForAWritOfCertiorariDownload

Question presented:

Whether Oklahoma may tax the income of a Muscogee (Creek) Nation citizen who lives and works within the Muscogee (Creek) Reservation that McGirt v. Oklahoma, 591 U.S. 894 (2020), held remains Indian country.

Lower court materials here.

Michigan Federal Court Rejects Saginaw Chippewa Claims in Suit against Insurance Company over Medicare-Like Rates

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here are new materials in Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe v. Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan (E.D. Mich.):

306 BCBS Brief

308 SCIT Brief

310 BCBS Reply

317 DCT Order

This is a lengthy case, so here is the case tag (link to all the posts).