Here is the complaint in Geyser v. United States (C.D. Cal.):
Interior Prevails in Defense of Ione Band Trust Land Acquisition in Ninth Circuit
Here is the opinion in County of Amador v. Dept. of Interior. UPDATE: And the unpublished opinion in No Casino in Plymouth v. Zinke.
An excerpt:
This case involves a dispute over a proposed casino in Amador County, California. Plaintiff, the County of Amador (“County”), challenges a 2012 record of decision (“ROD”) issued by the United States Department of the Interior (“Interior”) in which the agency announced its intention to take land into trust for the benefit of the Ione Band of Miwok Indians (“Ione Band” or “Band”). The ROD also allowed the Ione Band to build a casino complex and conduct gaming on the land once it is taken into trust. Reviewing Interior’s decision under the Administrative Procedure Act (“APA”), we conclude that the agency did not err. Accordingly, we affirm the district court’s award of summary judgment to Interior and the Ione Band.
Briefs here.
Friday Job Announcements
Job vacancies are posted on Friday. Some announcements might still appear throughout the week. If you would like your Indian law job posted on Turtle Talk, please email indigenous@law.msu.edu.
Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin
Prosecutor. Presents criminal cases in trials, renders legal advice and assistance to local law enforcement officials, and litigates cases before Tribal Court. Closes 10/16/17.
Procopio, Cory, Hargreaves & Savitch, LLP
Associate Attorney, Native American Law, San Diego, C.A. Procopio is seeking an attorney with top academic credentials with a minimum of five years’ experience in Native American law. Experience specifically with Tribal governance, fee to trust, leasing, Tribal business, federal environmental law, NEPA, cultural resources, tribal healthcare and gaming law helpful. Successful candidates will have excellent writing and client relations skills. Must include experience in Tribal representation, with a strong understanding of Tribal sovereignty, Tribal codes and ordinance development, and Tribal businesses. Portable business helpful but not required. Major law firm experience, or significant in-house experience with tribal government preferred. Competitive salary and outstanding benefit package. TO APPLY: Please forward a brief cover email and resume to julia.lee@procopio.com.
Department of the Interior
Public Affairs Specialist, Office of the Secretary, Land Buy-Back Program for Tribal Nations, Arlington, V.A. Will develop, execute, and evaluate a comprehensive communications program. The successful candidate will oversee day-to-day communications activities of the Buy-Back Program and will work in close collaboration with the Program Director, Deputy Program Director, and/or their supervisor on the development and implementation of strategic internal and external communications strategies and messaging. Same announcement for federal employees here.
San Manuel Band of Mission Indians
Chief Judge, Highland, C.A. Serves as the chief administrator of both the trial and appellate courts of the San Manuel Tribal Court System and as the Chief Judge of the trial court. The Chief Judge is responsible for assisting the Judiciary Committee, Business Committee and General Council with the continued development Tribal law and Tribal Court procedures.
Previous Friday Job Announcements: 9/29/17
Register now for NCJFCJ’s Tribal Court Community of Practice 10/20/17
A community of practice is a web-based event using Adobe Connect system to bring together people who share a common goal or experience on a monthly basis. The platform utilizes tools that encourage people to share ideas, ask questions, and collaborate. We will use the first community of practice online call to generate topics for subsequent meetings.
More information here.
Sign up here.
Rep. McCaskill Introduces Bill to Abrogate Tribal Immunity
Interior Dept. Official who Spoke Out in Favor of Alaska Natives Resigns
Oh, When Will We Get a Better Government?
NCAI Hearing on Indian Country Voting in the Great Lakes — Milwaukee, October 16, 2017
Here is the announcement:
Tribal Law Journal Call for Papers — ICRA Symposium
Stockbridge-Munsee Successfully Amends WI Reciprocity Rules for Tribal Attorneys
Links: Supreme Court of Wisconsin Order(PDF), Wisconsin State Bar News
Excerpt:
Last week, the Wisconsin Supreme Court ordered an amendment to Supreme Court Rule (SCR) 40.05, allowing legal services (or service as a judge) for federally recognized Indian tribes to count for purposes of admission by proof of practice.
Previously, the rule said lawyers could obtain reciprocity admission to practice law in Wisconsin if they substantially engaged in the practice of law “in a state or territory, the federal government, or the District of Columbia” for at least three of the five years prior to admission, provided the lawyer met other requirements.
The rule did not include work for a “federally recognized Indian tribe.” Thus, the Board of Bar Examiners (BBE) could and did deny reciprocity credit for lawyers who worked at least three years for a federally recognized Indian tribe, in Wisconsin or elsewhere.
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