Here are the briefs in Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation v. Klickitat County :
Lower court materials here.
Ninth Circuit
Ninth Circuit Affirms Banishment of Federal Offender from Browning, MT
Here is the opinion in United States v. Many White Horses.
Briefs here.
Ninth Circuit Briefs in Lummi Tribe U& A
Here are the materials in United States v. Washington, subproceeding 11-02 (W.D. Wash.):
Port Gamble and Jamestown S’Kllalam Tribes Brief
Lower court materials here.
Ninth Circuit Decides Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation v. Yakima County
Here is the opinion. An excerpt:
This case presents the question whether the State of Washington may exercise criminal jurisdiction over members of the Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation who commit crimes on reservation land. To answer that question, we must interpret a 2014 Washington State Proclamation that retroceded—that is, gave back—“in part,” civil and criminal jurisdiction over the Yakama Nation to the United States, but retained criminal jurisdiction over matters “involving non-Indian defendants and non-Indian victims.” If “and,” as used in that sentence, is conjunctive, then the State retained jurisdiction only over criminal cases in which no party—suspects or victims—is an Indian. If, by contrast, “and” is disjunctive and should be read as “or,” then the State retained jurisdiction if any party is a non-Indian. We conclude, based on the entire context of the Proclamation, that “and” is disjunctive and must be read as “or.” We therefore affirm the district court.
United States Petitions for Cert in Case Involving Tribal Police Authority to Detain Non-Indians
Here is the cert petition in United States v. Cooley:
Question presented:
Whether the lower courts erred in suppressing evidence on the theory that a police officer of an Indian tribe lacked authority to temporarily detain and search respondent, a non-Indian, on a public right-of-way within a reservation based on a potential violation of state or federal law.
Lower court materials here.
Ninth Circuit Briefs in SPRAWLDEF v. Guidiville Rancheria of California [Rule 19]
Ninth Circuit Decides Winnemucca Indian Colony v. United States [leadership dispute]
Here is the unpublished opinion in Winnemucca Indian Colony v. United States.
Briefs here.
