COVID 19

Fletcher: “Why Tribes Should Have the Power to Enforce Strict Coronavirus Policies”

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

From The Atlantic, here.

The related article in the Stanford Law Review Online is here.

WaPo on the Blackfeet Nation’s Closure of Its Glacier National Park Border

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here is “A closed border, pandemic-weary tourists and a big bottleneck at Glacier National Park.”

South Dakota Public Broadcasting: “Pommersheim Talks Legal Battle Between Tribe & Government”

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here. This is part 2. Part 1 is here.

Senate Committee Hearing: “Oversight Hearing on ‘Evaluating the Response and Mitigation to the COVID-19 Pandemic in Native Communities’ and Legislative Hearing to Receive Testimony on S. 3650′”

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here.

St. Regis Mohawk Sues Insurance Company over Pandemic Losses

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here is the complaint in Mohawk Gaming Enterprises LLC v. Affiliated FM Insurance Co. (N.D. N.Y.):

1-4 Complaint

Stanford Law Review Online Publishes “Indian Lives Matter — Pandemics and Inherent Tribal Powers”

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Fletcher’s paper, “Indian Lives Matter — Pandemics and Inherent Tribal Powers,” is now available online (PDF).

New Republic: “Your Road Trip Is Not More Important Than Indian Country”

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here.

So it’s not the National Review, which apparently is waaay more fascist. Same acronym tho….

Shawnee Tribe CARES Act Suit

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here are the materials so far in Shawnee Tribe v. Mnuchin (N.D. Okla.):

2 Complaint

3 Motion for TRO

6 US Notice

9 Reply

Federal Court Orders Treasury to Immediately Disburses Remaining $679M in CARES Act Money

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here is the order in Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians v. Munchkin (D.D.C.):

aqua-caliente-order.pdf

More materials here.

ProPublica: “A Hospital’s Secret Coronavirus Policy Separated Native American Mothers From Their Newborns”

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here.