Death Penalty Information Center: “The Largest Mass Execution in US History”

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Today in 1862. Here.

John Minode’e Petoskey on Indigenous Traditional Knowledge Protection

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

John Minode’e Petoskey has published “International Traditional Knowledge Protection and Indigenous Self Determination” in UCLA Law School’s Indigenous Peoples’ Journal of Law, Culture & Resistance.

An excerpt:

In February 2019, the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) issued a “Proposal For a Study by the WIPO Secretariat on Existing Sui Generis Systems For the Protection of Traditional Knowl- edge in WIPO Member States.” This effort is a part of the organization’s ongoing endeavors to assist indigenous people in protecting their Traditional Knowledge (TK) from misappropriation and outright theft. This Comment will answer WIPO’s call by discussing history of indigenous TK in four countries and how the Indian Arts and Crafts Act (IACA) can offer a viable model for TK protection in light of this history.

Tribe’s Trademark Dilution Claims against Hotel Partially Dismissed

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here are the materials in Prairie Island Indian Community v. Radisson Hotels International Inc. (D. Minn.):

1 Complaint

21 Motion to Dismiss

31 Response

33 Reply

39 DCT Order

Tribal Contract Claims against Bank Remanded to State Court After Removal to Federal Court

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here are the materials in Skull Valley Band of Goshute Indians of Utah v. U.S. Bank National Association (S.D. N.Y.):

1 Notice of Removal

1-1 State Court Complaint

28 Motion to Remand

30 Opposition

34 Reply

58 DCT Order

Federal Court Holds Mille Lacs Ojibwe Has Standing to Sue County over Reservation Boundaries

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here are the materials in Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe v. County of Mille Lacs (D. Minn.):

149 Mille Lacs Band Motion for Summary J

164 Walsh Motion for Summary J

173 Mille Lacs Band Response

176 Walsh Response

184 County Motion for Sanctions

190 Mille Lacs Band Response to 184

194 Mille Lacs Band Reply

198 Walsh Reply

217 DCT Order

Prior posts here and here.

NYTs: “It’s 2020. Indigenous Team Names in Sports Have to Go.”

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here.

United States v. Cooley Background Materials

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here are the merits briefs:

Petitioner’s Brief

Respondent Brief

Petitioner’s Reply

Here are the amicus briefs supporting petitioner:

19-1414 Amici SiouxTribes

19-1414 Amicus Brief of NationalIndigenousWomensResourceCenter

19-1414 Indian Law Scholars Cooley Brief

19-1414 tsac Former U.S. Attorneys

19-1414 tsac Members of Congress

19-1414 tsac The Cayuga Nation

19-1414 Ute Amici Brief

Final NCAI-Tribal Governments Amici Brief-US v Cooley 1-15-21

Here are the amicus briefs supporting respondent:

19-1414 Amici Curiae Brief Ninth Circuit Federal Defenders

National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers Amicus Brief

Here are the cert stage materials:

Cert Petition

NCAI Amicus Brief

NIWRC Amicus Brief

Respondent Brief in Opposition to Petition for a Writ of Certiorari

Cooley Cert Reply

Here are the Ninth Circuit materials:

Ninth Circuit opinion

US Brief

Cooley Brief

Reply

Here are the district court (D. Mont.) materials:

2 Redacted Indictment

34 Motion to Suppress

34-1 Exhibit

41 Response

41-1 Exhibit

41-2 Exhibit

46 Reply

48 DCT Order Granting Motion to Suppress

Cert Stage Briefs in CARES Act Funding Eligibility Matter [Mnunchin v. Chehalis/ANVC v. Chehalis]

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here:

Mnuchin v Chehalis Cert Petition

Alaska Native Corps Cert Petition

Members of Congress Amicus Brief

State of Alaska Amicus Brief

Chehalis Brief in Opposition

Ute Tribe BIO

Cheyenne River Sioux BIO

ANVCA Reply

Federal Petitioner’s Reply

Lower court materials here.