Tenth Circuit Decides Comanche Nation v. Zinke [Chickasaw Trust Land Acquisition]

Here is the unpublished order.

Briefs here.

Lower court materials here.

Mother Jones: “Native Women Are Already Extremely Vulnerable to Domestic Violence. Congress Is About to Make It Worse.”

Here.

Environmental Law Institute Two-Part Podcast on Climate Change and Indigenous Traditional Ecological Knowledge

Here is Traditional Ecological Knowledge in the United States: Contributions to Climate Adaptation and Natural Resource Management (Part I).

Here is Traditional Ecological Knowledge and the Law: The Canadian Case (Part II).

 

National Indian Law Library Bulletin (12/12/2018)

Here:

The National Indian Law Library added new content to the Indian Law Bulletins on 12/12/18.

Law Review & Bar Journal Bulletin (contact us if you need help finding a copy of an article)
https://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/lawreviews/2018.html

  • Don’t take me out to that ballpark: State action, government speech, and Chief Wahoo after Matal.
  • “Mining” on Indian land: It’s not what you think.
  • Native American tribal appellate courts: Underestimated and overlooked.
  • Was Allergan’s patent-housing agreement in exchange for sovereign immunity a “sham to subvert the existing intellectual property system”?

Federal Courts Bulletin
https://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/federal/2018.html
Seminole Tribe of Florida v. Biegalski (Doctrine of Claim Preclusion; State Taxation; Utilities)
Guardado v. Nevada (Prisoner Rights)

State Courts Bulletin
https://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/state/2018.html
Everi Payments, INC. v. Washington State Department of Revenue (Business and Occupational (B&O) Tax Refund – Agency Law)

News Bulletin
https://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/news/currentnews.html
In the Environment & Energy section, we feature an article about how the United Nations will scale up consideration of the experiences of indigenous peoples with climate change and efforts to respond to it.

Regulatory Bulletin
http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/regulatory/2018.html
We feature a notice of the Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs, regarding land acquisition for the Dry Creek Rancheria Band of Pomo Indians, California.

Cayuga Indian Nation Prevails in Tax Immunity Dispute with Seneca County

Here are the materials in the long-running Cayuga Indian Nation v. Seneca County (W.D. N.Y.):

58 Cayuga Motion for Summary Judgment

60-5 Seneca County MSJ

62 Cayuga Reply

67 Seneca County Reply

76 DCT Order

Prior posts here.

Pathways to the Legal Profession

Pathways to the Legal Profession:  Identifying, Advising, and Supporting Native American Pre-Law Students

February 5-6, 2019 at the Isleta Resort and Casino, Pueblo of Isleta, New Mexico

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The American Indian Law Center, Inc. and the Native American Pipeline to Law Initiative are pleased to announce that registration is open for our Pre-Law Advisors Training.  This training is designed for advisors to Native American pre-law students- this includes Native Studies educators, tribal educators, pre-law advisors, or those who may work with Native students and may direct them to law school.

The registration fee is waived for representatives from Tribal Education Departments, Tribal Colleges and Universities, and schools with Native American student enrollment.  A limited number of travel reimbursements are still available.  Details on the reimbursement, lodging, and the schedule are provided on the registration webpage.

Registration

Topics include:

  • The Need for Native Attorneys
  • Identifying Native Students for Law School
  • The Nuts and Bolts of the Law School Application
  • Advising on Personal Statements, Resume Writing, and Supplemental Statements
  • Financing a Law School Education
  • LSAT Overview
  • Mock Law School Application Overview
  • Advising on Law School Selection

Please email Rodina Cave Parnall, Pre-Law Summer Institute Director, with questions. caveparnall@law.unm.edu

Ninth Circuit Decides California Valley Miwok Tribe v. Zinke

Here is the unpublished opinion.

Briefs here.

Oral argument video here.

Lower court materials here.

Washington COA Rejects Tribal Vendor’s Tax Assessment Challenge

Here are the materials in Everi Payments Inc. v. Washington State Dept Of Revenue:

507919 Appellant’s Brief

507919 Respondent’s Brief

507919 Reply Brief

D2 50791-9-II Published Opinion

Lower court materials here.

Eighth Circuit Briefs in Flandreau Santee Sioux Tribe v. Sattgast

Here:

Appellant Brief

Appellee Brief

Reply

Lower court materials here.

 

Tenth Circuit Briefs in Caddo Nation of Oklahoma v. Wichita and Affiliated Tribes II

Here:

Appellant Brief

Response Brief

Reply

Case tag here.