Amicus Briefs Supporting Osage Petition for En Banc Hearing in Reservation Disestablishment Case

Here:

Colville Amicus Brief

NCAI and Tribes Brief

Oklahoma Tribes Amicus Brief

Osage Nation Bar Amicus Brief

The petition and other materials are here.

Tenth Circuit Finds Osage Nation Reservation Diminished in Tax Case

Opinion here: Osage Nation v. Kemp, 09-5050 (March 5, 2010)

Briefs here.

Appellate Briefs in Osage Nation v. Kemp Tax/Reservation Disestablishment Case

Here:

Osage Nation Opening Brief

OTC Appellee Brief

Osage Nation Reply Brief

Lower court materials are here.

Osage Nation v. Oklahoma Tax Commission — Reservation Diminishment

The Northern District of Oklahoma recently rejected the claims of the Osage Nation that Osage County is Indian Country (news article, via Indianz) — osage-nation-v-otc-dct-order

osage-reservation-sign

Here are the materials:

otc-motion-to-dismiss

osage-opposition-to-motion-to-dismiss

otc-reply-brief-in-support-of-motion-to-dismiss

otc-supplemental-brief-motion-for-summary-judgment

osage-response-to-motion-for-summary-judgment

otc-reply-brief-in-support-of-motion-for-summary-judgment