NAICJA Litigation Update — Melody McCoy

NAICJA Panel on Traditional Law & UNDRIP

Judge Greg Bigler & Hon. Kristen Carpenter [+ Frank Ettawageshik]
Greg’s paper is here.

Kristen’s paper is here.

Adams Materials for NAICJA Presentation on Tribal Attorney Regulation

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For anyone interested in checking out my presentation materials from today:

2019 NAICJA Adams

Fletcher Materials for NAICJA Presentation on Tribal Attorney Regulation and ABA Rule 8.4(g) (Andrew Adams and Kristen Carpenter will join me)

Judge Andrew Adams III
Hon. Kristen Carpenter

Kristen’s paper is here.

These are excerpts of Fletcher’s presentation:

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NAICJA Day 2 Panels

Judge Carrie Garrow on judicial ethics
Judge Susan Maven, moderator, Judge Donovan Foughty, Judge Tanya Branford, Yolanda Marlowe: National Consortium on Racial and Ethnic Fairness

National Indian Law Library Bulletin (10/16/2019)

Here:

We have scoured the web. Here are some of the latest materials related to Indian Law. Find all of the latest updates at narf.org/nill/bulletins/index.html

U.S. Supreme Court Bulletin 
http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/sct/2019-2020update.html
Petition for certiorari was denied recently in this case on 10/15/19: 
Smith v. United States (Assimilative Crimes Act)

Federal Courts Bulletin
https://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/federal/2019.html
Johnson v. Oneida Nation Enterprise, LLC (Title VII) 

U.S. Legislation – 116th Congress Bulletin 
https://narf.org/nill/bulletins/legislation/116_uslegislation.html
A NARF attorney spoke at the Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States, regarding S.46 (Klamath Tribe Judgment Fund Repeal Act).

News Bulletin
https://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/news/currentnews.html 
This week, in brief:

  • For Indigenous Peoples Day, tribes return to Alcatraz 50 years later
  • Cherokee Nation and CNB minimum wage increases will boost economy, help families
  • Johns Hopkins’ American Indian research hub celebrates its grand opening
  • The U.S. stole generations of Indigenous children to open the West
  • The Native American Journalists Association condemns Muscogee (Creek) Nation Council denial of citizen free press vote
  • Yakama and Lummi Nation leaders call for removal of three Lower Columbia River dams
  • Empowering tribal nations at the voting rights conference

Ninth Circuit Briefs in Employers Mutual Casualty Company v. McPaul [formerly Branch]

Here:

opening-brief-3.pdf

answer-brief-2.pdf

Reply

Lower court materials here.

NAICJA Annual Conference Keynotes — Tricia Tingle & Kate Fort

Tenth Circuit Briefs in Jim v. Shiprock Associated Schools Inc.

Here:

opening-brief-2.pdf

answer-brief-1.pdf

Lower court materials here.

NYTs: “Fed Up With Deaths, Native Americans Want to Run Their Own Health Care”

Here.