Public Opening of Detroit Institute of Art’s New Exhibit: “Contemporary Anishinaabe Art: A Continuation”

Matthew L.M. Fletcher
Asiginaak-Negamojig
Screenshot from “Happy Thanksgiving,” short film by Shane McSauby
Artist Jason Quigno (photo by Dr. Richard Church)
Michigan Anishinaabeg

Illinois COA Vacates Foster Care Placement under ICWA for Failure of Trial Court to Seek Testimony of Qualified Expert Witness

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here is the opinion in In re A.M.:

opinion.pdfDownload

Oregon SCT Affirms State Court Recognition of Tribal Cultural Adoption under Oregon ICWA

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here is the opinion in Dept. of Human Services v. M. G. J.:

SCT Opinion.pdfDownload

Climate Rights Activists Petition to Inter-American Court for Human Rights

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here:

Petition.pdfDownload

CashCall v. Consumer Financial Protection Board Cert Petition

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here:

Cert Petition.pdfDownload

Questions presented:

1. Whether a claim for legal restitution triggers the Seventh Amendment right to a jury trial. 2. Whether a litigant may validly waive a constitutional right at a time when binding circuit precedent clearly forecloses any exercise of that right.

Lower court materials here.

Ninth Circuit Briefing in Oak Flat Cases (so far)

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here are the briefs in several consolidated cases [Brown Lopez v. United States, 25-5197; Arizona Mining Reform Coalition v. Rollins, 25-5185; San Carlos Apache Tribe v. United States Forest Service, 25-5189]:

CA9 Stay Order

Arizona Reform Mining Coalition Opening Brief

Lopez Opening Brief

San Carlos Apache Tribe Opening Brief

Tribal Orgs Amicus

Lipan NAC Amicus  

NNALSA Amicus

Sacred Ground Legal Services

COLT Amicus Brief

Religious Freedom Institute Amicus Brief

Roadless Rule Tribal Hub

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here.

From the site:

Federally recognized Tribal governments maintain inherent sovereignty, treaty and reserved rights, and ancestral connections to approximately 44.7 million acres of inventoried roadless areas across 36 states now threatened by the USDA’s proposed rescission of the 2001 Roadless Area Conservation Rule. Tribal Nations’ traditional territories, sacred sites, and subsistence resources within these lands predate the existence of the Forest Service itself. The federal government’s failure to conduct prior consultation violates Executive Order 13175, USDA Departmental Regulation 1350-002, and trust responsibilities.This hub provides Tribal governments with a central source of comprehensive resources, template documents, and strategic tools.

Imagine this without the road.

Oklahoma Federal Court Dismisses Chickasaw Citizen’s Civil Rights Claim against Cops

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here are the materials in Walden v. City of Duncan (W.D. Okla.):

1 Complaint

29 City of Walden MSJ

30 Archer MSJ

47 Opposition to 30

52 Opposition to 29

60 Reply ISO 29

61 Reply ISO 30

76 DCT Order

South Dakota Federal Court Enjoins Plaintiffs in Tribal Court Action to Enforce ERISA

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here are the materials in Metropolitan Life Insurance Co. v. Mundahl (D. S.D.):

1 Complaint.pdfDownload
1-1 Exhibit 1 – Tribal Court Complaint.pdfDownload
1-2 Exhibit 2 – Tribal Court Motion to Dismiss.pdfDownload
13 Plaintiff Motion for PI.pdfDownload
23 Opposition to 13.pdfDownload
26 Defendant Motion for Stay.pdfDownload
30 Reply ISO 13.pdfDownload
31 Opposition to 26.pdfDownload
32 Reply ISO 26.pdfDownload
34 DCT Order.pdfDownload

Blast from the Past: Marvin Sonosky’s Efforts to Stop or Modify the Indian Land Consolidation Act Bill

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

As students of Indian law know, not many Indian affairs statutes have been struck down, but this one was (twice).

Sonosky on the ILCA.pdfDownload