Cayuga Sues Interior over Delayed Trust Land Acquisition

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here is the complaint in Cayuga Nation v. United States (D.D.C.):

1 Complaint

St. Regis Mohawk Tribe, Pala Band, Fond du Lac & Oglala Sue Juul for Targeting Tribal Youth

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here is the complaint in St. Regis Mohawk Tribe v. Juul Labs, Inc. (N.D. Cal.):

1 Complaint

Here is the complaint in Pala Band of Mission Indians v. Juul Labs, Inc. (N.D. Cal.):

1 Complaint

Here is the complaint in Oglala Sioux Tribe v. Juul Labs, Inc. (N.D. Cal.):

1 Complaint

Here is the complaint in Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa v. Juul Labs, Inc. (N.D. Cal.):

1 Complaint

HCN: “How the Yurok Tribe is reclaiming the Klamath River”

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here.

Federal Court Orders Treasury to Immediately Disburses Remaining $679M in CARES Act Money

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here is the order in Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians v. Munchkin (D.D.C.):

aqua-caliente-order.pdf

More materials here.

Second Circuit Briefs in Seneca Nation of Indians v. State of New York [gaming dispute arbitration award]

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here:

Seneca Brief

New York Brief

Reply

Lower court materials here.

D.C. Circuit Affirms Interior’s Cancellation of Oil & Gas Lease at Badger-Two Medicine Area

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here is the opinion in Solonex LLC v. Bernhardt.

Briefs here.

Vice: How Parents are Pressured to Give up their Children for Adoption

Kate Fort

I did not talk to this reporter, but it feels like a word for word account of my classroom lecture on this issue:

Here

The explicit coercion of that era gave way to domestic adoption industry we have today—which is regulated by an inconsistent patchwork of state laws, unlike the federal regulations applied to international and foster care adoptions. And gradually, demand grew: By the mid-70s, increased access to birth control and legalized abortion and lessening stigma of single parenthood plummeted the supply of healthy white babies. In 2014, approximately 18,000 infants were placed for domestic adoption. In 2017, the CEO of the National Council for Adoption estimated that around one million families are trying to adopt at any given time in the U.S.

I have yet to find a replacement for the type of research the Donaldson Institute did–sadly it wound down operations a couple of years ago.

Ninth Circuit Decides Winnemucca Indian Colony v. United States [leadership dispute]

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here is the unpublished opinion in Winnemucca Indian Colony v. United States.

Briefs here.

Bostock v. Clayton County Opinion

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Just ‘cuz it seems the SCOTUS webpage is overwhelmed:

Bostock Opinion

NABA-DC Virtual Brownbag Series – Open to ALL Students & Recent Grads Interested in Indian Law & Policy Careers in DC

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Every summer, the Native American Bar Association – DC organizes events and programs for summer interns working in the field of Indian law and policy. As many internships have been cancelled or have gone virtual, NABA-DC is also making its summer programs VIRTUAL. The NABA-DC programs include the Brownbag Program and Mentorship Program. Through each program, interns will be able to virtually meet and engage with attorneys and policy staff currently working in DC on issues impacting Indian Country.

If you are interested in participating please sign-up here: https://forms.gle/aR8s2TZgRM3bQeZdA

Brownbag Program: The NABA-DC Brownbag Program is for interns working in the field of Indian law and policy. This summer, NABA-DC will host virtual Brownbag events with host offices such as government agencies, law firms, and non-profit organizations.  You will get a chance to directly engage with attorneys and policy advisors currently working in DC on issues impacting Indian Country.  You will learn about their own personal career paths and the issues they work on each day. If you have any questions about the NABA-DC Brownbag program, please contact nabadcbrownbag@gmail.com.

Mentorship Program: NABA-DC coordinates a mentorship program each summer to give interns working or interested in Indian law and policy a personal networking experience.  Interns are matched with professionals working in Washington D.C., with efforts made to find mentors who are working in the same fields the interns wish to enter, enriching the interns’ educational experience in D.C. and connecting practitioners with the next generation of Native leaders.  If you have any questions about the NABA-DC mentorship program, please contact nabadcmentorship@gmail.com.