Materials in Snoqualmie Entertainment Authority v. Affiliated FM Ins. Co.

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here:

Opinion

First Amended Complaint

Tribe MSJ

Affiliated MSJ

Seventh Circuit Materials in Lac Courte Oreilles Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians v. Evers

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here:

Tribe Brief

State Brief

Reply

Lower court materials here.

Materials in Chickasaw Nation Dispute with CVS

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here is the complaint in Chickasaw Nation v. Caremark CVS (E.D. Okla.):

2 Complaint

Most of the other pleadings are sealed.

Here are the materials in Caremark LLC v. Chickasaw Nation (D. Ariz.):

1 Petition to Compel Arbitration

13 Motion to Compel Arbitration

20 Response

26 Reply

28 DCt Order

And here are the briefs so far in Caremark LLC v. Chickasaw Nation (9th Cir.):

Opening Brief

News Coverage of Indian Law Matters (9/15/2021)

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

This Land, season 2, episode 5: “Pro Bono”

Iowa Public Radio: “In ‘This Land,’ A Custody Trial Over Native Children Heads To The Supreme Court”

KNBA: “‘This Land’ podcast unravels complexity of child welfare in Indian Country in its second season”

DeSmog: “Indigenous Resistance Instrumental in Stopping High-Profile Fossil Fuel Projects, Says Report”

Cherokee Phoenix: “NSU Constitution Day webinar to examine Indigenous Nations’ influence in shaping U.S. Constitution”

Wild Rivers Outpost: “Raymond Mattz, Whose U.S. Supreme Court Win Reaffirmed Yurok Rights to the Klamath River, Dies At 79”

KQED: “’Where Did This Start?’ In Yurok Domestic Violence Program, Understanding Generational Roots of Trauma Is Key”

Wenatchee World: “‘Little victims everywhere’: Pathways to justice”

Area Man Appointed Assistant Secretary

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Traverse City Record-Eagle: “Bay Mills man tapped for Department of Interior post”

Radio News Network: “Upper Peninsula Man Sworn In As Assistant U.S. Interior Secretary”

Eighth Circuit Decides Chase v. Andeavor Logistics L.P.

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here is the opinion.

Briefs:

opening brief.pdfDownload
answer brief.pdfDownload
reply.pdfDownload

Lower court materials here. We’ll update those later.

Chickasaw Prof’s Gender Discrimination Judgment Survives Tenth Circuit, Court Orders Remand for More Money

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here is the opinion in Tudor v. Southeastern Oklahoma State University.

California COA (again) Permits Tax on Leased Allotments

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here are the materials in Albrecht v. County of Riverside (Cal. Ct. App.):

Opinion

Opening Brief

Desert Water Agency Brief

County of Riverside Brief

Coachella Water District Brief

Reply

Related decision (and why we said “again”) here.

Federal Court Dismisses Suit against Ysleta del Sur Pueblo Police over Off-Reservation, Pretextual Stop

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here are the materials in Holguin v. Ysleta del Sur Pueblo (W.D. Tex.):

1 Notice of Removal

1-1 Complaint

4 Motion to Dismiss

5 Motion to Remand

7 Tribe Response to 5

9 DCT Order Denying Remand

12 Response to 4

15 Reply in Support of 4

18 Surreply

19 DCT Order