Ninth Circuit Remands False Claims Act Matter 

Here is the opinion in United States ex rel. Cain v. Salish Kootenai College.

Materials here.

State Utility Petitions 10th Circuit for Rehearing En Banc

Download(PDF): Petition for Rehearing En Banc

Link: Previous post in the matter of Public Service Company of N.M. v. Barboan et al

“Stabenow, Peters Accepting Applications from Candidates Interested in Nomination for Federal Judgeship and U.S. Attorney in Eastern and Western Districts of Michigan”

Here.

Q & A re Non-Consideration of Tribal Interests in Dynamic Risk Line 5 Draft Report

On July 6, 2017, Dynamic Risk Assessment Systems, Inc., presented an overview of its findings for its draft report, Independent Alternatives Assessment for the Straits Pipelines.  When presented with questions regarding whether Tribal interests were considered in drafting the report, the following answers were provided.

Transcript Kanji questions at Rep’t Mtg 07 06 2017

Recording of the meeting is HERE.  (The Tribal interest questions begin at roughly 5:44)

The draft report can be found HERE.

The Onion: “Department Of Interior Asks For Resignation Of Obama-Era Elk”

Here.

NARF Seeks Summer Law Clerk Applications for 2018 (paid positions)

Hello –
The Native American Rights Fund (NARF) is currently seeking candidates for its Summer 2018 Clerkships! Each year, NARF conducts a nation-wide search for law students to participate in its Law Clerk Program. Positions are available in all three of NARF’s offices: Anchorage, AK; Boulder, CO; and Washington, D.C.

Full Summer Law Clerk Announcement

Clerkships and Internships at NARF

 

Federal Court Transfers Kewa Pueblo Prisoner’s ICRA Habeas Matter to District of Colorado

Here are the materials in Cheykaychi v. Geisen (D.N.M.):

1 Habeas Petition

4 DCT Order to Show Cause

9 Response to 4

10 DCT Order Tranferring Case to D. Colo.

Federal Court Dismisses Casino Patron Effort to Overrule Tribal Tort Claims Act Interpretation

Here are the materials in Wilson v. Umpqua Indian Development Corporation (D. Or.):

1 Complaint

1-7 Tribal Court Decision

15 Motion to Dismiss

First Nations and Province of Newfoundland & Labrador Enter MOU to Investigate Child Welfare Issues

Article here.

Anastasia Qupee, grand chief of the Innu Nation, said it has been “a long road” pressuring government to listen to concerns that children sent away from Labrador find it hard to reintegrate.

“It’s a start for government to work with us,” Qupee said.

MOU here.

Ninth Circuit Affirms Dismissal of Crow Allottees Challenge to Water Compact

Here is the order in Crow Allottees Assn. v. Bureau of Indian Affairs:

Crow Allottees Memorandum Opinion

Briefs:

Opening Brief

Federal Answer Brief

Reply

Lower court materials here.