Here is the May 27th order:
May 25th order previously posted here.
SCOTUS Denies Cert in Seneca Gaming Case, Citizens Against Casino Gambling in Erie County v. Chaudhuri
UBC Law’s Indigenous Legal Clinic to Hire Part-time Legal Services Director for Term Appointment
Link to job announcement (PDF) here.
Two Recent State Supreme Court Oral ICWA Arguments
Here is the argument for In re B.B. case in the Utah Supreme Court, where the unmarried Native father appealed the trial court’s decision denying him intervention in a voluntary adoption case, primarily based on Utah’s definition of paternity. Father is asking the state to interpret “acknowledge and establish” under ICWA broadly. The Utah Court of Appeals sent it on directly to the Supreme Court with no decision.
Here is the argument for In re T.A.W. in the Washington Supreme Court, addressing the issue of applying WICWA to step-parent adoption proceedings, particularly the requirement of active efforts. Here is the decision being appealed.
News Profile of Samoan Birthright Citizenship Cases
From Mother Jones, here is “The Obama Administration Is Using Racist Court Rulings to Deny Citizenship to 55,000 People.”
HT to How Appealing.
Part-time Law Clerk with Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe
Ninth Circuit Holds Timbisha Leadership Dispute Mooted by Adoption of New Constitution
Here is the opinion in Timbisha Shoshone Tribe v. Dept. of Interior.
The court’s syllabus:
The panel dismissed, as moot, an appeal from the district court’s dismissal of a case challenging the Department of the Interior’s recognition of the election results for leadership authority over the Timbisha Shoshone Tribe. The panel held that the Tribe’s recent adoption of a new constitution, which overhauled tribal membership requirements, mooted the appeal because there was no chance that a remand to the Bureau of Indian Affairs would make any difference whatsoever in the election results.
Briefs here.
First Lady Michelle Obama at Santa Fe Indian School Commencement
National Indian Law Library Bulletin (5/26/2016)
Here:
| The National Indian Law Library added new content to the Indian Law Bulletins on 5/26/16.
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Caddo Nation Sues Witchita Nation over Sacred Site UPDATED (6/9/2017)
Here is the complaint in Caddo Nation of Oklahoma v. Witchita and Affiliated Tribes (W.D. Okla.):
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