Here are the opening briefs in United States v. Ruiz and United States v. Hebert:
Prior post with en banc petition materials and links to panel materials here.
En Banc Materials in Tenth Circuit Indian Status Cases
Major Crimes Act
SCOTUS Denies Cert in U.S. v. Hopson (whether feds can prosecute lesser included offenses under MCA)
Hopson Brief in Opposition
Tenth Circuit to Review Indian Status Cases En Banc
United States v. Hopson Cert Petition
Here:
Question presented:
Whether respondents—Indians charged with felony assault in Indian country under the Major Crimes Act in violation of 18 U.S.C. 113(a)(6) and (8) and 1153(a)— were entitled both to a jury instruction on a lesser included offense not listed in the Major Crimes Act and complete acquittal if the jury found them guilty of that lesser offense.
Lower court materials here.
Tenth Circuit En Banc Petition Materials in U.S. v. Hopson [whether feds can prosecute for lesser included offenses under MCA]
Tenth Circuit Again Vacates Federal Conviction of Indian for Reliance on Unverified Tribal Documents to Prove Indian Status
Tenth Circuit Holds Federal Court May Not Convict Indian Country Defendants with Lesser-Included Offenses Not Enumerated in Federal Statute
Here is the opinion in United States v. Hopson:
Briefs:
Tenth Circuit Reverses Dismissal of Indian Country Murder Case
Here is the opinion in United States v. Martinez.
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