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SCOTUS Grants CARES Act Cases

January 8, 2021Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here is today’s order list. The Court granted the consolidated cases of Mnuchin v. Confederated Tribes of the Chehalis Reservation and Alaska Native Village Corporation Assn. v. Confederated Tribes of the Chehalis Reservation.

Here are the cert stage briefs.

Here are the lower court materials.

D.C. Circuit Briefs in Hudson v. Bernhardt [MHA Nation Secretarial Election]

January 6, 2021February 17, 2021Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here:

1878231-AppellantsFinalOpeningBrief

1878359-AppelleeFinalBrief

1878232-AppellantsFinalReplyBrief

Lower court materials here.

Oral argument audio here.

Federal Court Rejects DOJ Position on Common Law in Trust Breach Case

January 6, 2021Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here are the updated materials in Cherokee Nation v. Dept. of the Interior (D.D.C.):

54-1 Motion to Dismiss

68 Magistrate Report

Prior post here.

Cert Stage Briefs in CARES Act Funding Eligibility Matter [Mnunchin v. Chehalis/ANVC v. Chehalis]

December 21, 2020January 5, 2021Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here:

Mnuchin v Chehalis Cert Petition

Alaska Native Corps Cert Petition

Members of Congress Amicus Brief

State of Alaska Amicus Brief

Chehalis Brief in Opposition

Cheyenne River Sioux BIO

Federal Petitioner’s Reply

Lower court materials here.

Update in Scotts Valley Band of Pomo Indians v. Dept. of the Interior

December 7, 2020Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here are updated materials in Scotts Valley Band of Pomo Indians v. Dept. of the Interior (D.D.C.):

34 DCt Order on Supplementing Admin Record

37 Yocha Dehe Wintun Nation Motion for Reconsideration

40 DCT Order Denying Yocha Dehe Wintun Nation Motion

Prior post here.

D.C. Circuit Materials in Standing Rock v. Army Corps

November 5, 2020Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here are the briefs in Standing Rock Sioux Tribe v. United States Army Corps of Engineers:

Dakota Access Brief

Dakota Access Reply

Federal Reply Brief

Members of Congress Amicus Brief

NIWRC Amicus Brief

North Dakota Brief

Standing Rock Brief

States Against DAPL Amicus Brief

States Supporting DAPL Amicus Brief

Tribal Orgs Amicus Brief

Oral argument audio here.

Lower court materials here.

Federal Govt. Brings Cert Petition on CARES Act Funding Eligibility

October 27, 2020Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here is the petition in Mnuchin v. Confederated Tribes of the Chehalis Reservation:

Mnuchin v Chehalis Cert Petition

Question presented:

Whether Alaska Native regional and village corporations established pursuant to the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act are “Indian Tribe[s]” for purposes of the CARES Act, 42 U.S.C. 801(g)(1).

The Alaska Native Corps petition is here.

Lower court materials here.

Federal Court Rejects Yocha Dehe Wintun Nation Intervention in Scotts Valley Band Pomo Indian Lands Case

September 29, 2020Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here are the new materials in Scotts Valley Band of Pomo Indians v. Dept. of the Interior (D.D.C.):

17-1 Yocha Dehe Wintun Nation Motion to Intervene

18 Scotts Valley Opposition

Complaint posted here.

D.C. Circuit Reverses CARES Act Judgment Favoring Alaska Corps.

September 25, 2020Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here is the opinion:

D.C. Circuit Briefs in Alaska Corps Eligibility for CARES Act Funding

August 4, 2020August 7, 2020Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here are the materials in Confederated Tribes of the Chehalis Reservation v. Mnuchin:

Chehalis et al Brief

Navajo et al Brief

Case tag here.