Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community

Ninth Circuit Vacates Sentence of Salt River Member

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Apparently, the judge who handled his case at trial was absent that day, so they got a substitute judge.

Here is the opinion in United States v. Harris.

Update in Gila River v. US (Challenge to Tohono O’Odham Trust Acquisition in Ninth Circuit)

Matthew L.M. Fletcher2 Comments

This is the news report noting that the Ninth Circuit will hear oral argument in this case in April (via Pechanga).

Here are the opening briefs.

And the rest of the briefs are now in:

Interior Answering Brief

Tohono O’odham Nation Brief

City and State Reply Brief

Gila River Reply

Rios and Terry Reply

Opening Ninth Circuit Briefs in Gila River Indian Community v. United States (Tohono O’odham Off-Reservation Gaming)

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Here they are:

City and State Opening Brief

Gila River Opening Brief

Terry and Rios Plaintiffs Opening Brief

Salt River Amicus Brief