SCOTUS Denies Cert in Apache Stronghold v. US over Lengthy Gorsuch Dissent

Here is today’s order list, with the dissent beginning on page 6.

An excerpt:

While this Court enjoys the power to choose which cases it will hear, its decision to shuffle this case off our docket without a full airing is a grievous mistake—one with consequences that threaten to reverberate for generations. Just imagine if the government sought to demolish a historic cathedral on so questionable a chain of legal reasoning. I have no doubt that we would find that case worth our time. Faced with the government’s plan to destroy an ancient site of tribal worship, we owe the Apaches no less. They may live far from Washington, D. C., and their history and religious practices may be unfamiliar to many. But that should make no difference. “Popular religious views are easy enough to defend. It is in protecting unpopular religious beliefs that we prove this country’s commitment to . . . religious freedom.” Masterpiece Cakeshop, Ltd. v. Colorado Civil Rights Comm’n, 584 U. S. 617, 649 (2018) (GORSUCH, J., concurring).

Prior posts here,

SCOTUS Denies Cert in Tribal Court Jurisdiction Cases

Here is today’s order list.

The denied petitions are Lexington Ins. Co. v. Suquamish Tribe and Lexington Ins. Co. v. Mueller.

Maverick Gaming LLP v. United States Cert Petition

Here:

Questions presented:

Whether Rule 19 requires dismissal of APA suits challenging federal agency action whenever a nonparty who benefited from that action asserts sovereign immunity.

Lower court materials here.

Ninth Circuit Materials in Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation v. Teck Cominco Metals LTD

Oral argument (sadly no food fights):

Briefs:

CCT Opening Brief

Nez Perce Amicus Brief

Siletz Letter

Suquamish Letter

US Amicus Brief

Mining Company Answer

Canada Amicus Brief — BOO! Canada

Reply

Ninth Circuit Decides Fuson v. Office of Navajo and Hopi Indian Relocation

Here is the opinion.

Briefs:

Appellant Brief

Answer Brief

Reply

Lexington Insurance Co. v. Mueller Cert Petition [Cabazon]

Here:

Brief in Opposition

Lower court materials here.

L.B. Awarded $1.6 Million after Trial over Assault by BIA/Northern Cheyenne Police

Here are the materials in L.B. v. United States (D. Mont.):

Prior post here.

Lexington Insurance Co. v. Suquamish Tribe Cert Petition

Here:

Lower court materials here. En banc materials here. District court materials here.

Ninth Circuit Rules in Favor of Navajo Citizen in Relocation Costs Suit

Here is the opinion in Barton v. Office of Navajo and Hopi Indian Relocation.

Briefs:

Barton Brief

Answer Brief

Record

Ninth Circuit Affirms $134M in Restitution Fees Against CashCall (remember them?)

Here is the opinion in Consumer Financial Protection Bureau v. CashCall Inc.

Prior post here.