The Indian Country Abortion Safe Harbor Fallacy

By Lauren Van Shilfgaard, Aila Hoss, Sarah Deer, Ann E. Tweedy, and Stacy Leeds, here.

Wisconsin Federal Court Enjoins Red Cliff Ojibwe Tribal Court Proceeding against Opioid Company

Here are the materials in McKinsey & Company v. Boyd (W.D. Wis.):

1 Complaint

1-2 Tribal Court Complaint

5 Motion for Preliminary Injunction

26 Response

Fletcher on American Legal History Podcast

Here is โ€œEpisode Sixteen: Federal Indian Law Part 1.โ€

Thanks to Tim Innes for including me.

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Oklahoma Federal Court Declines to Enjoin Fort Sill Apache Casino Opening

Here are the materials in Kiowa Tribe v. Dept. of the Interior (W.D. Okla.):

18 Interior Response

21 Fort Sill Response

Prior post here.

California Federal Court Dismisses Remaining Defendants in Acres Bonusing v. Marston

Here are the materials in Acres Bonusing Inc. v. Marston (N.D. Cal.):

78-1 Boutin Jones Motion to Dismiss

79 Janssen Malloy Motion to Dismiss

80-1 Rapport Motion to Dismiss

82 Response

83 Boutin Jones Reply

84 Janssen Malloy Reply

85 Rapport Reply

Prior post here.

Tulsa Law Review Indian Law Symposium Issue

Here are the Indian law articles:

Article

PDF

Restoring Oklahoma: Justice and the Rule of Law Post-McGirt
Sara E. Hill

PDF

Digital Economic Zones: A Program for Comprehensive Tribal Economic Sovereignty
W. Gregory Guedel and Philip H. Viles Jr.

PDF

Lessons Learned, Lessons Forgotten: A Tribal Practitioner’s Reading of McGirt and Thoughts on the Road Ahead
Stephen H. Greetham

Blast from the distant past (2018), Sara and Stephen on the left prepping for a TICA panel on what was then known as Murphy v. Carpenter.

Society of American Indian Government Employees to host National Training Program

SAIGE National Training Program: Celebrating 20 Years of Respect, Culture, and Education

June 21-23, 2022 registration and information here

The National Training Program, open to all, is hosted by the Society of American Indian Government Employees (SAIGE), the national non-profit organization formed in 2002 representing American Indian and Alaska Native (Al/AN) Federal, Tribal, State and local government employees. SAIGE provides specialized training sessions for Veterans and Youth at no cost. Register and learn more at www.saigetraining.org. Press release here. Speakers include Stephen Pevar, Lisa Williams, James Vukelich Kaagegaabaw, and more.

New York Federal Court Orders Tribal Exhaustion in Smoke Shop Dispute at Cayuga

Here are the materials in Cayuga Nation v. Parker (N.D. N.Y.):

Reprinted in Akwesasne Notes, 1970

1 Complaint

2-3 Motion for Injunction

30 Parker Opposition

30-4 Legal Opinion

31 Meyer Opposition

34-1 Parker Motion to Dismiss

35-1 Meyer Motion to Dismiss

37 Reply in Support of 2

40 Opposition to Motions to Dismiss

44 Meyer Reply

45 Parker Reply

45-2 Cayuga Civil Court Order

47-1 Cayuga Civil Court Amended Complaint

Bay Mills to host 4th Annual Noojimo’iwewin: The VAWA & ICWA Training


The 2022 Noojimo’iwewin features a series of hands-on training units. Each unit focuses on a topic related to violence and provides tools to support community healing. Engaging, expert faculty facilitate each unit which has been designed to help advocates, providers, and legal professionals implement effective service strategies. The training is hosted both in-person at the Bay Mills Resort & Casino and virtually via Whova. CLE and Social CEU credits pending.