Turtle Talk

TICA Traditional Law Panel

November 4, 2021November 4, 2021Matthew L.M. Fletcher

TICA Opening Keynote and Intros

November 4, 2021Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Keynote Speaker BMIC President Whitney Gravelle + Kate Fort

MSU Law Assoc. Dean Ferguson

Egregious Misconduct: 2021 Indigenous Law Conference Day 2 Panel 4 – Ethics

November 3, 2021gabrielagendreau

Please register to join us virtually for the 18th Annual ILPC/TICA Indigenous Law Conference!

For information about the agenda, sponsorships, and registration, please visit the event site.

Egregious Misconduct

November 5th, 2021 | 2:15pm-3:30pm ET | 1.25 Ethics CLE

Indian Country lawyering is mostly unregulated. Tribes and tribal courts can regulate attorney conduct, but usually do not until there is egregious misconduct. This session explores how tribes could prevent and remedy misconduct. Tribal governments can and should adopt tribally specific rules of professional conduct.

Speakers include:

Matthew L.M. Fletcher: Director of the Indigenous Law and Policy Center, Michigan State University College of Law

Moderator – Doreen Nanibaa McPaul: TICA President, Attorney General for the Navajo Nation

GAO Report on Missing or Murdered Indigenous Women

November 3, 2021Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here:

Missing or Murdered Indigenous Women: New Efforts Are Underway but Opportunities Exist to Improve the Federal Response

PDF

Oklahoma Federal Court Bars Creek Nation from Oklahoma Mining Jurisdiction Suit against Interior

November 3, 2021Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here are the materials (so far) in State of Oklahoma v. Dept. of the Interior (W.D. Okla.):

17 State Motion for PI

22 Muscogee (Creek) Nation Motion to Intervene

22-1 Proposed Motion to Dismiss

34 Federal Response to 17

42 Reply in Support of 17

44 Federal Opposition to 22

45 State Opposition to 22

48 Tribe Reply in Support of 22

61 DCT Order Denying 22

We posted the complaint here.

Louisiana Federal Court Dismisses Most Discrimination Claims in Suit to Stop Closure of Pointe-aux-Chênes Elementary School

November 3, 2021Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here are the materials in Billiot v. Terrebonne Parish School Board (E.D. La.):

1 Complaint

27 DCT Order Denying TRO

42 Motion to Dismiss

54 Response

60 DCT Order

Indian Law News Coverage (11/3/2021)

November 3, 2021Matthew L.M. Fletcher

TNR: “Indian Country’s Right to Say No”

PolitiFact: “Understanding the battle over the Indian Child Welfare Act”

Mvskoke Media: “Tribes defend reservations amid continued attacks”

Tulsa World: “Cherokee Nation attorney general disputes state’s claim that McGirt ruling has caused ‘chaos’”

NYTs [Kevin Maillard]: “Fry Bread Is Beloved, but Also Divisive”

Advocacy Strategies: The Law Clerk Perspective: 2021 Indigenous Law Conference Day 2 Panel 3

November 1, 2021gabrielagendreau

Please register to join us virtually for the 18th Annual ILPC/TICA Indigenous Law Conference!

For information about the agenda, sponsorships, and registration, please visit the event site.

Advocacy Strategies: The Law Clerk Perspective

November 5th, 2021 | 12:45pm-2:00pm ET | 1.25 CLE

Get the scoop from current and former law clerks who share practical advice to enhance written and oral advocacy. The panel will instruct on justiciability, writing techniques, briefing organization, court protocols, and oral argument approaches. Panelists spotlight a framework for building a coherent case for clients, opposing parties, and the courts.