Ninth Circuit Denies En Banc Review of Ione Casino Challenges

Here are the materials in No Casino in Plymouth v. Zinke:

Ione adv No Casino – 9th Circuit – Order Denying No Casino Petition for Panel Rehearing or Rehearing En Banc filed 01-11-2018

Ione Band Response [No Casino]

No Casino En Banc Petition

US Response [No Casino]

Here are the materials in County of Amador v. Dept. of Interior:

Ione adv Amador County – 9th Circuit – Order Denying County Petition for Rehearing En Banc filed 01-11-2018

Amador County En Banc Petition

Ione Band Response [Amador]

US Response [Amador]

Panel materials in both cases here.

 

 

Ninth Circuit Briefs in United States v. Cloud (Search and Seizure on Indian Lands)

Here:

Cloud opening brief

US answer brief

Ninth Circuit Briefs in Vera v. Bureau of Indian Affairs (FTCA Claim)

Here:

Vera opening brief

US answer brief

reply brief

oral argument video here.

Ninth Circuit Briefs in Coeur d’Alene Tribe v. Hawks

Here:

Opening brief

Appellee brief

Lower court materials here.

Ninth Circuit Briefs in Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians v. Riverside County

Here:

Opening Brief 

NCAI  Amicus Brief 

NITA Brief of Amicus Curiae

county answer brief

desert water agency answer brief

county association amicus brief

reply

Oral argument video here.

Lower court materials here.

Ninth Circuit Briefing in A.D. v. Washburn (Goldwater Litigation)

Here is the case page.

20_Opening Brief_09-01-2017

40_AZResponse

41_GilaNavajoResponse

42_USResponse

And yes, the case caption should eventually change–Carter et. al. v. Tahsuda et. al. is how the U.S. brief is captioned.

Ninth Circuit Judge Alex Kozinski to Immediately Retire

From WaPo, here.

Ninth Circuit Affirms Existing Uranium Mine in Grand Canyon Protected Area

Here is the opinion in Havasupai Tribe v. Provencio.

Ninth Circuit Affirms Grand Canyon Lands Withdrawal from Uranium Mining

Here is the opinion in National Mining Association v. Zinke:

9th Cir. Opinion Affirming GC Withdrawal

Ninth Circuit Restores Navajo Nation Trust Breach Claim in Colorado River Water Rights Matter

Here is the opinion in Navajo Nation v. Dept. of the Interior.

An excerpt:

The panel held that the Nation’s breach of trust claim was not barred by sovereign immunity, and remanded to the district court to consider the claim on its merits. The panel held that the broad waiver of sovereign immunity found in § 702 of the Administrative Procedure Act (“APA”) waived sovereign immunity for all non-monetary claims, and § 704 of the APA’s final agency action requirement constrained only actions brought under the APA. The panel concluded that the Nation’s breach of trust claim sought relief other than money damages, and the waiver of sovereign immunity in § 702 applied squarely to the claim.

Lower court materials here.