Jamul Action Committee v. Simermeyer

SCOTUS Denies Cert in Jamul Action Committee v. Simermeyer

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here is today’s order list.

Here are the cert stage materials.

Jamul Action Committee v. Simermeyer Cert Petition

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here:

Jamul Pet2

Questions presented:

1. Whether, in 1994, Congress eliminated the distinction between “historic tribes” and “created tribes” and, thereby, eliminated the requirement that a tribe must have pre-existed the United States to have tribal immunity
2. Whether the JIV, which became a quarter-blood Indian group in 1996, is a federally recognized tribe, with tribal immunity, by virtue of the fact that it is still on the list of “Indian tribal entities” eligible to receive BIA services.

Lower court materials here.

Ninth Circuit Rejects Challenge to Jamul Indian Village Gaming Ops

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here is the opinion in Jamul Action Committee v. Simermeyer.

Briefs here.