SCOTUS Denies Cert in Penobscot and Yakama Cases

Here is today’s order list.

Here are the materials in Penobscot Nation v. Frey.

Here are the materials in in Klickitat County v. Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation.

Penobscot Nation + US Cert Petitions against Maine in Penobscot River Dispute

Here is the petition in Penobscot Nation v. Frey:

Here is the petition in United States v. Frey:

Question presented (from the Penobscot petition):

Whether the Maine Indian Settlement Acts— consistent with this Court’s precedents on statutory interpretation and the Indian canons of construction— codify the historical understanding of the Penobscot Nation, the United States, and the State that the Penobscot Reservation encompasses the Main Stem of the Penobscot River.

Lower court materials here.

Update:

NCAI Amicus Brief

Members of Congress Amicus Brief

Maine State-Tribal Commission Amicus Brief

Split First Circuit En Banc Opinion in Penobscot Nation v. Frey

Here.

Briefs here.

First Circuit En Banc Oral Argument Audio in Penobscot Treaty Case

Here:

Briefs here.

First Circuit En Banc Briefs in Penobscot Nation v. Frey

Here:

penobscot-supp-brief.pdf

us-supp-brief.pdf

state-supp-brief.pdf

state-intervenors-supp-brief.pdf

congressional-amicus-brief.pdf

mitsc-amicus-brief.pdf

ncai-amicus-brief.pdf

woodcock-amicus-brief.pdf

Prior post here.