Lac du Flambeau Ojibwe Prevails over Wisconsin DNR in Administrative Proceeding re: Allowing Septage on Fee Land in Rez

Here is the decision — In the Matter of the September 29, 2022, Approval of Howard Bros. Inc.’s Application of Septage on the Plummer 7 Lot, in the Town of Lac du Flambeau, County of Vilas, State of Wisconsin:

I had a tchwunk case once, too.

Materials in Town of Lac du Flambeau v. Newland [National Tribal Transportation Facility Inventory]

Here:

Virginia Federal Court Holds LdF Council Members and Employees Can Be Individually Liable for RICO Damages Arising from Sovereign Lending

Here are the materials in Fitzgerald v. Wildcat (W.D. Va.):

145 Skytrail Motion to Compel Arbitration

147 Skytrail Motion to Dismiss

149 Wildcat Motion to Compel

151 Wildcat Motion to Dismiss

152 Response to 145

153 Response to 147

154 Response to 149

155 Response to 151

163 Reply ISO 147

164 Reply ISO 145

165 Reply ISO 149

166 Reply ISO 151

170 DCT Order

Current Federal Court Materials in LDF Easement Dispute

Here are the materials so far in Pollard v. Johnson (W.D. Wis.):

SCOTUS Grants LDF v. Coughlin

Here is the order.

Cert stage briefs here.

Lac Du Flambeau Ojibwe Cert Petition in Bankruptcy Act/Sovereign Immunity Case

Here is the petition in Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians v. Coughlin:

Question presented:

Whether the Bankruptcy Code expresses unequivocally Congress’s intent to abrogate the sovereign immunity of Indian tribes.

Lower court materials here.

Update:

Seventh Circuit Holds State May Not Tax Alienable Lands of Tribal Members on L.C.O. Reservation

Here is the opinion in Lac Courte Oreilles Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians v. Evers:

Briefs and lower court materials here.

First Circuit Holds Bankruptcy Act Impliedly Abrogates Tribal Immunity

Here is the opinion in In re Coughlin:

Alert — circuit split

Briefs here.

Seventh Circuit Materials in Lac Courte Oreilles Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians v. Evers

Here:

Tribe Brief

State Brief

Reply

Lower court materials here.

Wisconsin Federal Court Holds Tax Immunities Do Not Apply to Reacquired Reservation Land

Here are the relevant materials in Lac Courte Oreilles Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians v. Evers (W.D. Wis.):

153 State Motion for Summary J

171 Towns and Assessors Motion for Summary J

172 Tribe Motion for Summary J

213 Tribe Response to 171

215 Tribe Response to 153

223 State Reply in Support of 153

228 Towns and Assessors Reply in Support of 171

232 Tribe Reply in Support of 172

245 DCT Order

Prior post here.