Feds, Suquamish, and Muckleshoot Reach Consent Decree in CERCLA Suit against Polluters of the Duwamish River

Here is the consent decree in United States v. General Recycling of Washington LLC (W.D. Wash.):

Ninth Circuit Oral Argument Video in Puyallup Tribe of Indians v. Electron Hydro LLC

Here:

More details TK.

Complaint and settlement order here.

Public Land & Resources Law Review Call for Submissions [Nov. 1, 2024 Deadline]

Here:

Cayuga Nation Citizen Sues Cayuga Nation to Avoid Tribal Jurisdiction

Here is the complaint in Parker v. Cayuga Nation (N.Y. Super.) [the case has been removed to federal court, but I don’t feel like looking up where, probably W.D. N.Y.]:

Prior post in this long slog of a dispute here.

Cayuga Nation Sues Cayuga County over 911 Calls

Here is the complaint in Cayuga Nation v. County of Cayuga (W.D. N.Y.):

Southern Ute Sues Colorado over Sports Betting Regulation

Here is the complaint in Southern Ute Indian Tribe v. Polis (D. Colo.):

19 Amended Complaint

House Democrats’ Report on Native Voting

Here.

Well, this image is hideous. . . that’s s’posed to be a voting booth in the desert.

New Scholarship on Native Hawaiians, Blockchains, and Environmental Self-Determination

MJ Palau-McDonald has posted “Blockchains and Environmental Self-Determination for the Native Hawaiian People” on SSRN.

Here is the abstract:

This note argues that blockchain technology may be a tool to help Native Hawaiian and other Indigenous communities protect biocultural resources, restore self-determination and improve social determinants of health and well-being, as part of the right to environmental self-determination.

These are supposed to be Hawaiian chickens. . . . .

Leonard Peltier Denied Again

Here.

This time we have the petition, posted on SSRN by Robert Don Gifford and Kevin Sharp.

Tenth Circuit Briefs in Thlopthlocco Tribal Town v. Wiley

Here:

Tribe Opening Brief

Town Answer Brief

Reply

Lower court materials here.