Please find the invitation for community outreach meetings in Washington regarding missing Native American women. Invite your community and anyone you think would like to join.
2018 TICA/ILPC Conference Nov. 14-16: Agenda and Registration
The time has come yet again! The best conference around, held in beautiful East Lansing, Michigan during the best time of year, is now accepting registrations!
The conference page is here, which includes the agenda and a link to registration. TICA’s website is here.
In addition to two days of excellent presentations, this we have applied for CLE credits, including ethics and elimination of bias credits. Also new this year is a bonus Title IV-E Families First panel on Wednesday, along with an in-house ICWA attorney meeting. Also on Wednesday is an open house/meet and greet for for tribes to recruit summer legal interns, and our welcome reception. Check out the agenda for details.
Our artist this year is Peter Boome.
Sponsors already include: Kewenvoyouma Law PLLC, Kogovsek & Associates, Hogen Adams, PLLC, Kilpatrick, Townsend & Stockton LLP, Woodsum Drummond, Sonosky, Chambers, Sachse, Endreson & Perry LLP, Fredericks Peebles & Morgan LLP, and Casey Family Programs. If you are interested in sponsoring a panel (or three), contact Kate Fort or Doreen McPaul (fort@law.msu.edu or Doreen.McPaul@pascuayaqui-nsn.gov). We absolutely cannot do the conference without these donations, and we are very thankful for them.
Follow us here, on Twitter, and especially on Instagram for updates, and additional acknowledgments of our sponsors! We are @ilpc_turtletalk
Tenth Circuit Decides Alabama-Quassarte Tribal Town v. United States
Here is the opinion in Alabama-Quassarte Tribal Town v. United States.
Briefs here.
Rock Your Mocs — August 16, 2018 — Historic Fort Wayne (Detroit)
Here (pdf):
Ninth Circuit Rejects Treaty Defense in United States v. King Mountain Tobacco (Nos. 14-36055, 16-35607)
An excerpt:
We affirm our longstanding rule that Indians—like all citizens—are subject to federal taxation unless expressly exempted by a treaty or congressional statute. Hoptowit, 709 F.2d at 566. In this case, neither the General Allotment Act nor the Treaty with the Yakamas expressly exempts King Mountain from the federal excise tax on manufactured tobacco products. King Mountain is therefore liable for payment of the tax and associated penalties and interest.
Briefs here.
The CA9 also rejected an appeal on a discovery issue in this matter (docket number 16-35956):
Briefs in that matter here.
American Indian Health and Family Services Community Announcements
Click here for announcements from August 10, 2018.
Federal Court Dismisses Title VII Complaint against Salish Kootenai College
Here are the materials in McCoy v. Salish Kootenai College Inc. (D. Mont.):
Case Materials in Seneca Nation v. Andrew Cuomo, et. al. (W.D.N.Y) [New York Thruway Easement]
Update II in KBIC Suit against Michigan Treasury
Here are the newest materials in Keweenaw Bay Indian Community v. Khouri (W.D. Mich.):
152 state response to tribal motion for partial summary j
163 kbic reply in support of motion
200 motion for protective order
219 magistrate order re discovery
226 state motion for reconsideration of discovery order
235 kbic response to motion for reconsideration
240 magistrate order denying reconsideration
250 state notice of appeal re discovery order
Prior posts here.
Connecticut Appellate Court Quashes Third Party Discovery Request of Tribal Officials
Here is the opinion in Drabik v. Thomas:
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