Supreme Court

Cayuga Indian Nation Prevails in Tax Immunity Dispute with Seneca County

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here are the materials in the long-running Cayuga Indian Nation v. Seneca County (W.D. N.Y.):

58 Cayuga Motion for Summary Judgment

60-5 Seneca County MSJ

62 Cayuga Reply

67 Seneca County Reply

76 DCT Order

Prior posts here.

Oral Argument Transcript in Case on Whether the Dual Sovereignty Exception to the Double Jeopardy Clause Should Continue

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Worth a read. The federal government’s attorney’s representations about tribal criminal jurisdiction and tribal prerogatives are . . . interesting.

Here is the transcript in Gamble v. United States.

The docket page is here.

The NWIRC and NCAI brief is here: NIWRC Amicus Brief

SG Recommends Denial in Osage Wind and Ute Tribal Exhaustion Cases

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here is the government’s invitation brief in Harvey v. Ute Indian Tribe:

SG Brief [Ute]

Here is the government’s brief in the Osage Wind matter:

SG Brief [Osage]

SCOTUS Orders Additional Briefing in Murphy Case

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here is the order.

Background materials here.

WaPo Op-Ed (Rebecca Nagle): “Half the land in Oklahoma could be returned to Native Americans. It should be.”

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here.

Oral Argument Transcript in Carpenter v. Murphy

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here.

Background materials on the case here.

Opposition Briefs in Stand Up For California v. Dept. of Interior

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here:

North Fork Rancheria Opposition Brief

US Opposition Brief

UPDATE 12/12/18): Reply

Cert petition here.

Atlantic Profile on the Murphy Case: “Who Owns Oklahoma?”

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here.

Oral Argument Transcript in Sturgeon v. Frost II

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here.

Background materials on the case here.

KUOW (Seattle): “Barred from SCOTUS for wearing a headdress”

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here.