Here are the materials in Stand Up for California v. Dept. of Interior (D.D.C.):
106-1-sufc-motion-for-summary-j
108-1-picayune-rancheria-motion-for-summary-j
111-1-north-fork-rancheria-motion-for-summary-j
D.C. District Court.
Standing Rock’s TRO Granted in Part and Denied in Part
As this article notes, the TRO was partially granted this afternoon.
Here’s the docket entry:
MINUTE ORDER: As explained at today’s hearing, the Court ORDERS that Plaintiffs’ [30, 31] Motions for Temporary Restraining Order are GRANTED IN PART and DENIED IN PART. As agreed by Defendants, the Court ORDERS that no construction activity on the DAPL may take place between Highway 1806 and 20 miles to the east of Lake Oahe. Construction activity to the west of Highway 1806 may proceed. Signed by Judge James E. Boasberg on 9/6/2016. (lcjeb1) (Entered: 09/06/2016)
Documents here.
Standing Rock v. Army Corps Update — New Pleadings on Newly Discovered Archeological Sites
Here are the new pleadings in Standing Rock Sioux Tribe v. United States Army Corps of Engineers (D.D.C.):
Standing Rock Sioux Sues Army Corps over Dakota Access Pipeline
Here are the materials so far in Standing Rock Sioux Tribe v. United States Army Corps of Engineers (D.D.C.):
Proposed order preliminary injunction
Proposed order expedited hearing
UPDATE (8/24/16):
Federal Court Allows Menominee to Intervene in Forest County Challenge to Gaming Compact Rejection
Here is the order in Forest County Potawatomi Community v. United States (D.D.C.):
41 DCT Order Granting Menominee Motion to Intervene
Briefs are here.
Navajo Loses 2014 Self-Determination Contract Funding Challenge
Here are the materials in Navajo Nation v. Dept. of Interior (D.D.C.):
15-3 Navajo Motion for Summary J
An excerpt:
Plaintiff Navajo Nation (the “Nation”) alleges that the Bureau of Indian Affairs (“BIA”), an agency within the United States Department of the Interior (“DOI”), violated the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act, 25 U.S.C. § 450 et seq. (the “ISDEAA”), by failing to disperse calendar year (“CY”) 2014 funding to the Nation according to the Nation’s proposed CY 2014 annual funding agreement (the “Proposal”). Specifically, the Nation contends that DOI Secretary Sally Jewell (the “Secretary”) failed to approve or decline the Proposal within the statutorily-mandated 90-day window for doing so and that, as a result, the Proposal must be deemed approved as a matter of law.
The parties have each moved for summary judgment. Upon consideration of the parties’ motions and supporting briefs, and for the reasons set forth below, the Nation’s motion for summary judgment is hereby DENIED, and DOI’s cross-motion for summary judgment is hereby GRANTED.
Federal Court Orders IHS to Negotiate Clinic Rental Funds
Here are the materials in Maniilaq Assn. v. Burwell (D.D.C.):
Federal Court Rejects Challenge to Interior Approval of Buena Vista Rancheria of the Me-Wuk Tribe Gaming Compact
Here are the materials in County of Amador v. Jewell (D.D.C.):
76-1 Amador County Motion for Summary J
An excerpt:
At the center of this dispute is a proposed gaming operation on the Buena Vista Rancheria of the Me-Wuk Tribe located in Amador County, California. In 2000, pursuant to the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (“IGRA”), 25 U.S.C. §§ 2701-2721, the Secretary of the United States Department of the Interior (the “Secretary”), approved a gaming compact between the MeWuk Tribe and the State of California. The gaming compact was later amended in 2004 to provide for an expanded gaming operation. Although it had not challenged the 2000 gaming compact, Plaintiff, Amador County, challenges the Secretary’s approval of the amended compact, claiming that the Buena Vista Rancheria does not qualify as “Indian land”—a requirement under the IGRA.
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Having reviewed the parties’ submissions, the record of the case, and the relevant legal authority, the Court concludes that: (1) Amador County stipulated that it would treat the Buena Vista Rancheria as a reservation; (2) Amador County is barred from arguing in this litigation that the Rancheria is not a reservation; and, alternatively, (3) the Secretary is authorized to declare that the Rancheria is a reservation for purposes of the IGRA. Therefore, the Court will DENY Amador County’s motion for summary judgment and GRANT the Secretary’s cross-motion. The reasoning for the Court’s decision is set forth below.
Federal Court Affirms BIA Effort to Evict Non-Indian Leaseholder at CRIT
Here are the materials in Tuttle v. Jewell (D.D.C.):
24-1 Tuttle Motion for Summary J
29 US Motion to Strike Tuttle Motion
34 Tuttle Opposition to Motion to Strike
37 US Reply in Support of Motion to Strike
An excerpt:
Plaintiff William Tuttle leased restricted Indian land in Riverside County, California, for a term of 50 years. The land is owned by the United States in trust for the Colorado River Indian Tribes. In 2010, the Bureau of Indian Affairs terminated the lease, finding that Mr. Tuttle had violated several of its provisions. The termination decision was affirmed by the Interior Board of Indian Appeals. The Bureau of Indian Affairs and the Interior Board of Indian Appeals are constituent agencies of the Department of Interior. Plaintiff sued the Secretary of the Interior, in her official capacity, complaining that the agency’s decision to terminate was arbitrary and capricious, in violation of both the Indian Long-Term Leasing Act and the terms of the Lease itself. Having reviewed the entire administrative record, the Court concludes that the agency acted reasonably on the record before it and within its authority. The Secretary’s motion for summary judgment will be granted.
Title VII Suit against Alaska Native Corp. Dismissed
Here are the materials in Daniels v. Chugash Government Services Inc. (D.D.C.):
Turtle Talk 
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