Ninth Circuit Holds Environmental Claims re: Exploratory Drilling in Alaska are Moot

Here is the opinion in Native Village of Nuiqsut v. Bureau of Land Management.

Briefs here.

Lower court materials here.

Ninth Circuit Materials in Native Village of Nuiqsut v. BLM

Here:

Nuiqsut Opening Brief

Federal Answer Brief

ConocoPhillips Answer Brief

Nuiqsut Reply

Nuiqsut Supplemental Brief

Federal Supplemental Brief

ConocoPhillips Supplemental Brief

Lower court materials here.

Ninth Circuit Briefs in Newtok Village v. Patrick

Here:

Appellant Brief

Appellee Brief

Lower court materials here.

Ninth Circuit Materials in Oertwich v. Traditional Village of Togiak

Here are the briefs:

Oertwich Brief

Answer Brief

Reply

Here is the oral argument video:

Lower court materials here.

Federal Court Refuses to Disturb Default Judgment in Newtok Village Leadership Dispute

Here are the materials in Newtok Village v. Patrick (D. Alaska):

65 Motion to Set Aside Default Judgment

69 Response

70 Reply

71 DCT Order

Prior post here.

Update (3/28/21):

73 Motion for Attorney Fees

74 Opposition

75 Reply

76 DCT Order Granting Motion for Atty Fees

Federal Court Dismisses Metlakatla Fishing Rights Claims against State of Alaska

Here are the materials in Metlakatla Indian Community v. Dunleavy (D. Alaska):

1 Complaint

20 Amended Complaint

22-1 Motion to Dismiss

23 Response

24 Reply

25 DCT Order

Alaska Tribes Suit over Tongass Roadless Rule

Here is the complaint in Organized Village of Kake v. Perdue (D. Alaska):

1 Complaint

Federal Court Rejects Alaska’s Effort to Stop Emergency, COVID-19 Related Subsistence Hunts

Here is the order in State of Alaska v. Federal Subsistence Board (D. Alaska):

37 DCT Order

Briefs are here.

Materials in Alaska’s Effort to Deny Subsistence Hunt to Village of Kake

Here are the materials so far in State of Alaska v. Federal Subsistence Board (D. Alaska):

1 Complaint

3-1 Motion for Injunction — GMU 13 Closure

4-1 Motion for Injunction

15 Federal Response to 4

18 Federal Response to 3

20-1 Kake Motion to Intervene

22 Reply in Support of 4

24 Reply in Support of 3

27 DCt Order Granting Motion to Intervene

28 DCt Order Denying Motion for Injunction 3

High Country News profile here.

Alaska Native Tribe Sues Interior over Opening Up Coastal Plain to Drilling

Here is the complaint in Native Village of Venetie v. Bernhardt (D. Alaska):

1 Complaint