Muscogee (Creek) Nation

WaPo Op-Ed (Rebecca Nagle): “Half the land in Oklahoma could be returned to Native Americans. It should be.”

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here.

Oral Argument Transcript in Carpenter v. Murphy

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here.

Background materials on the case here.

Atlantic Profile on the Murphy Case: “Who Owns Oklahoma?”

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here.

Federal Court Dismisses Kialegee Jurisdiction Suit against Interior

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here are the materials in Kialegee Tribal Town v. Zinke (D.D.C.):

27 Amended Complaint

28-1 US Motion to Dismiss

30 Opposition

31 Reply

34 DCT Order

Tenth Circuit Decides Alabama-Quassarte Tribal Town v. United States

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here is the opinion in Alabama-Quassarte Tribal Town v. United States.

Briefs here.

Background Materials in Sharp v. Murphy (formerly Carpenter v. Murphy & Royal v. Murphy)

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Tenth Circuit opinion:

MURPHY v ROYAL OPINION

Order Denying En Banc Petition [amended panel opinion]

Here are the merits briefs:

Joint Appendix

2018 09 24 US divided argument motion

2018 09 26 MCN Motion for Oral Argument

Petitioner’s Briefs

Petitioner’s Brief

United States Brief in Support of Petitioner

States Amicus Brief in Support of Petitioner

Environmental Federation of Oklahoma Amicus Brief

International Municipal Lawyers Association Amicus Brief

Oklahoma Independent Petroleum Association Amicus Brief

Oklahoma Sheriffs_ Association Amicus Brief

Reply Brief

petitioner_s supplemental brief

united states supplemental brief

Respondent’s Briefs

Respondent’s Brief

Cherokee and Scholars Brief

Choctaw and Chickasaw and State Officials Amicus Brief

Former US Attorneys’ Amicus Brief

Muscogee (Creek) Nation Amicus Brief

National Indigenous Women’s Resource Center Amicus Brief

NCAI Amicus Brief

respondent_s supplemental brief

supplemental brief of amicus curiae muscogee creek nation

Cert stage briefs:

Cert Petition

Murphy BIO FINAL

US Amicus Brief Royal v. Murphy

No. 17-1107 Murphy Reply — Final

Environmental Federation Of Oklahoma Inc Amicus Brief

OIPA Amicus Brief

Tenth Circuit en banc stage materials:

2017 09 21 petition for rehearing

2017 10 10 u.s. amicus in support of petition

appellant’s resp to en banc pet

muscogee (creek) nation amicus brief in opposition to en banc pet

amicus mtn ok oil and gas et al

motion by ok independent petroleum assn to file amicus brief

ok municipal league mtn to file amicus

united keetoowah band amicus resp to en banc pet

Tenth Circuit panel stage materials:

Appellant’s Brief Murphy v Royal

MCN & Seminole Nation Amicus Curiae Murphy v Royal

BRIEF AMICUS CURIAE OF THE UNITED KEETOOWAH BAND

BRIEF OF RESPONDENT-APPELLEE

Appellant’s Reply Brief

APPELLANT’S NOTICE OF SUPPLEMENTAL AUTHORITY

MOTION FOR PERMISSION TO PARTICIPATE IN ORAL ARGUMENT AS AMICUS CURIAE

Order Granting Oral Argument

 

Updates in Free v. Dellinger

Neoshia Roemer

On July 25, 2018, the Northern District of Oklahoma granted motions to dismiss Free v. Dellinger, a dispute about gaming activities on land the Muscogee (Creek) Nation owns, for failure to exhaust tribal remedies. Please see below:

32 Opinion and Order

Please see additional case pleadings here.

Muscogee Creek Freedmen Groups Sues Interior, Muscogee (Creek) Nation Principal Chief

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here is the complaint in Muscogee Creek Indian Freedmen Band, Inc. v. Zinke (D.D.C.).

From the press release:

The Muscogee Creek Nation (“MNC”), with full knowledge and approval of the DOI, continues to deny so-called “Creek Freedmen” and their Descendants their Creek citizenship in violation of the Creek Treaty of 1866, the Constitution of the United States, the Administrative Procedure Act, and the Indian Civil Rights Act. The so-called Creek Freedmen continue to be denied basic rights of citizenship including but not limited to their right to vote, right to hold office, and right to be recognized for who they are: Creek Indians by birthright, heritage, history, and culture.  The named Defendants are the Creek Nation Principal Chief,James Floyd; the United States Department of the Interior (“DOI”); and the Hon. Ryan Zinke, Secretary of DOI. 

 

SCOTUS Grants Royal v. Murphy

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here is today’s order list.

Here are the cert stage materials.

Kalyn Free Sues Muscogee AG and Tribal Court over Jurisdiction

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here is the complaint in Free v. Dellinger (N.D. Okla.):

2 Complaint

UPDATE (5/14/2018):

3 Motion for Preliminary Injunction

9 Tribe Motion to Dismiss

14 Tribal Court Motion to Dismiss

15 Tribal Court Opposition

20 Free Response to 14