Utah SCT Rules in Favor of Willie Greyeyes

Here is the opinion in Laws v. Greyeyes (Utah S. Ct.):

Opinion

King Mountain Tobacco v. Barnhouse Complaint

Here is the complaint in King Mountain Tobacco Company Inc. v. Barnhouse (E.D. Wash.):

1 Complaint

Washington Monthly: “Indian Tribes Are Governing Well. It’s the States That Are Failing”

Under Fletcher’s byline, here.

California COA Dismisses Coyote Valley Band Appeals under Disentitlement Doctrine

Here are the materials in Findleton v. Coyote Valley Band of Pomo Indians:

A156459 [opinion]

Findleton Brief A156459

Findleton Brief A158171 A158172 A158173

Tribe Brief A156459

Tribe Brief A158171 A158172 A158173

Tribe Brief A159823

Tribe Reply A156459

Tribe Reply A158171 A158172 A158173

Michigan Tribes in the News (9/29/2021)

TC Record-Eagle: “LRBOI: Bringing back the ghost of nmégos, Arctic grayling

The Northwind: “Partnership helps heal generational wounds in Indigenous communities

Law360: “Michigan Asks To Apportion Tax On Keweenaw Bay Tribe

Law360: “Tribes, NCAI Tell 10th Circ. Feds Must Cover Health Costs

South Bend Tribune: “Nearly 100 years after it was built, Hotel Elkhart comes back to life in downtown [after Pokagon Band investment]

Michigan Radio: “Education secretary’s Midwest tour stops at Saginaw Chippewa Tribal College

News Coverage of Indian Law Issues (9/29/2021)

NPR: “The Cherokee Nation Has Agreed To A $75 Million Settlement With Opioid Distributors

Reuters: “U.S. judiciary seeks five more Oklahoma judges after [McGirt] ruling

CBC: Canada will observe the first National Day for Truth and Reconciliation on Sept. 30. Here’s “The history behind the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation

Sierra: “The Village at the Edge of the Anthropocene

Observer: “Federal officials seek probe into dispute between New York, Seneca Nation over casino pact

PBS Newshour: “How prejudice affects the cases of missing Indigenous women

MSN/WaPo: “This was the worst slaughter of Native Americans in U.S. history. Few remember it.

Eighth Circuit Briefs in Noem v. Haaland

Here:

South Dakota Brief

States Amicus Brief Supporting South Dakota

Federal Brief

Lower court materials here.

The Six Grandfathers

NatGeo: “The heartbreaking, controversial history of Mount Rushmore

Tenth Circuit Briefs in Crow Tribe v. Repsis

Ok, so it’s just one brief so far….

Here:

Opening Brief

State Response Brief

Reply

Lower court materials here.

News Coverage of Indian Law Matters (9/28/2021)

WaPo: “Tribes want ‘immediate action’ to reverse Trump’s cut to Bears Ears National Monument

NYTs: “Selling Marijuana on Tribal Lands, a Legal Gray Area

HCN: “Marilyn Vann becomes the first Freedman in Cherokee Nation government

MinnPost: “Starting in 2022, tribal members will get free permits to Minnesota state parks

AP: “Tesla builds 1st store on tribal land, dodges state car laws