Supreme Court

High Country News on SCOTUS and Indian Law Post-Castro-Huerta Featuring Leeds, Reese, Fletcher, Berger

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here is “The Supreme Court’s attack on tribal sovereignty, explained” by Nick Martin.

Thurgood Marshall

Native America Calling on SCOTUS and Indian Country TODAY! Right now. . . .

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here.

Chief Justice Taft was a big, slovenly fat guy who made himself look like Thor up there in the pantheon.

SCOTUSBlog Opinion Analysis of Castro-Huerta

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here is my “In 5-4 ruling, court dramatically expands the power of states to prosecute crimes on reservations.“

Prior post with opinion here.

Anyone remember Lily Ledbetter?

SCOTUS Holds Oklahoma Has Concurrent Criminal Jurisdiction over Non-Indian on Indian Crime in Indian Country

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here is the opinion in Oklahoma v. Castro-Huerta.

Briefs and stuff here.

Nazune Menka on Overturning Roe

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

From the Berkeley Blog: “Overturning Roe: The Supreme(ly Colonial) Court.”

Brian Gilmore on the Supreme Court as Medieval Lunacy

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here is “Yes, Get Rid of the Supreme Court.”

Yay! Another opinion day.

SCOTUS Denies Cert in 1 Indian Law Case

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here is today’s order list.

The denied petition is Acres Bonusing Inc. v. Marston — cert stage briefs here:

Acres Bonusing Cert Petition

Opposition

Reply

Lower court materials here.

Tribes’ Amicus Brief in SCT Case on Scope of Clean Water Act

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here is the brief in Sackett v. EPA:

Tribal Amicus Brief.pdfDownload