Ninth Circuit Rejects Leadership Claims of Alturas Rancheria Faction

Here is the opinion in Alturas Indian Rancheria v. Bernhardt.

Briefs and lower court materials here.

Amicus Briefs in the Ninth Circuit En Banc Stage of Apache Stronghold v. United States

Here is the fantastic amicus brief on behalf of tribes and tribal orgs written by April Youpee-Roll at Munger and Jason Searle and Beth Wright at NARF:

Here are the other briefs:

Mennonite Amicus Brief

Mormon Church Amicus Brief

Protect the First Amicus Brief

Religious Liberty Scholars Amicus Briefs

Sikh Amicus Brief

Prior post here.

Ninth Circuit Panel Affirms City of Seattle’s Removal of Sauk-Suiattle Dam Suit to Federal Court, Asks for En Banc Review of Circuit Precedent on Removal . . . Good for procedure nerds, I’m sure.

Here is the opinion in Sauk-Suiattle Indian Tribe v. City of Seattle.

Briefs here.

Impressionist painting of the removal of a state court complaint to federal court — DALL-E

Ninth Circuit Briefs in Tule Lake Committee v. FAA

Here:

Lower court materials here.

Merits Stage Briefs in Arizona v. Navajo Nation/Dept. of the Interior v. Navajo Nation

Here:

All this water is Navajo.

Ninth Circuit Briefs in State of Alaska v. Federal Subsistence Board

Here:

Alaska Opening Brief

Federal Answer Brief

Kake Answer Brief

Reply

Lower court materials here.

Split Ninth Circuit Reinstates Suit against School District that Banned Beaded Graduation Cap

Here is the opinion in Waln v. Dysart School District.

Briefs here and here.

More details at NARF.

SCOTUS Denies Cert in Tribal Jurisdiction Case

Here is today’s order list.

The denied petition is Big Horn County Electric Cooperative Inc. v. Big Man.

Big Horn v. Big Man. Winner? Big Man.

California Federal Court Dismisses Final Two Defendants in Acres Bonusing v. Ramsey (formerly Marston)

Here are the materials in Acres Bonusing Inc. v. Ramsey (N.D. Cal.):

90 First Amended Complaint

96 Motion to Dismiss

101 Opposition

102 Reply

105 DCT Order

Prior post here.

From DALL-E, an abstract painting of a judge slapping someone with a fish. Yeah, sure, it could be that.

Ninth Circuit Rejects Tribal Immunity under Bankruptcy Act

Here is the unpublished order in Numa Corp. v. Diven, formerly Cedarville Rancheria v. Diven.

Briefs here.

Another weird one from DALL-E: A showdown between Indians and lawyers before the Supreme Court.