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Pro Se Effort to Stop Michigan DNR Land Transfer to Mining Company Dismissed
There are numerous pleadings here but here are the most relevant — the case is captioned Bellfy v. Creagh (W.D. Mich.):
12 DCT Order on 2d TRO Request
Prior post on this case here.
Otoe-Missouria Chairman’s Section 1983 Suit against Connecticut Banking Commissioner Dismissed
Here are the materials in Shotton v. Pitkin (W.D. Okla.):
Eastern Band Cherokee Convict Another Using VAWA
Press release from the Tribal Prosecutor’s office here.
NYTs: “Mount McKinley Will Again Be Called Denali”
Here.
Federal press release here: Nation’s Highest Peak Will Now Officially Bear Native Name.
Turtle Talk Poll — The Enduring Legacy/Aftermath of Santa Clara Pueblo v. Martinez
Santa Clara Pueblo v. Martinez is patently one of the two or three most important and perhaps controversial Supreme Court decisions affecting Indian nations and Indian people. In light of Steve Russell’s four part ICT series, we wonder what Turtle Talk readers think about Martinez.
As we think of them, we may add a question or two.
Update – here’s one!
EPA Releases Internal Report on Gold King Mine Accident
EPA internal report here.
[T]he Team concludes that the Adit blowout was likely inevitable. Actions taken by the EPA OSC to pull out the site personnel and crew from and near the Adit, just prior to the blowout, probably avoided any fatalities from the pressurized Adit blowout.
Although the removal investigation team was quite experienced and followed standard procedures of a well thought out work plan that included state and ARSG involvement, the underestimation of the water pressure in the Gold King Mine workings is believed to be the most significant factor relating to the blowout.
The Senate Committee on Indian Affairs will hold a hearing about the incident on Wednesday, September 16, 2015. Chairman Barasso’s (R-Wy) announcement here.
Washington Supreme Court Affirms Constitutionality under State Law of Tribal-State Tax Agreements
Earthjustice’s Northern Rockies Office Seeks Associate Attorney and Summer Law Clerks
Earthjustice’s Northern Rockies Office Seeks Associate Attorney and Summer Law Clerks
Earthjustice’s Northern Rockies Office in Bozeman, Montana, is currently accepting applications for an associate attorney to begin no later than Fall 2016, and law clerks for Summer 2016.
Earthjustice is the nation’s premier nonprofit environmental law organization, with eleven regional offices across the country. In the Northern Rockies, we are engaged in litigation focused on protecting and preserving the iconic wildlife species and wild lands of this incomparable region and combating coal mining, coal-fired power, and natural gas development that threatens public health and drives climate change. In recent years, our work has increasingly touched on Native American interests and issues of Indian law, including work to restore wild bison to tribal lands; to oppose oil and gas exploration on public national forest lands of extreme cultural and spiritual importance to the Blackfeet people; and to halt a state proposal to open a massive new coal mine on lands significant to the Northern Cheyenne in southeast Montana. We regularly litigate federal and state court cases in an effort to defeat the major threats to the ecological integrity of the Northern Rockies region.
More information about our work is available here.
Information about the associate attorney and summer law clerk positions and application requirements is available here.
Civil Rights Suit against Nisqually Jail Officials Dismissed for Failure to Exhaust Tribal Remedies
Here are the materials in Hardie v. Nisqually Corrections Superintendent (W.D. Wash.):
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