Additional Amicus Briefs Supporting Tribes In Culverts Case

Here:

ncai amicus brief

fishermans associations amicus brief

warm springs et al amicus brief

daniel j. evans amicus brief

Fort Peck Housing Authority v. HUD Cert Petition

Here:

Fort Peck Cert Petition

UPDATE:

Cert Opp

Reply

Question presented:

Whether an action for the restoration of grant in aid funds illegally recouped by the United States constitutes a suit for specific relief such that the United States’ sovereign immunity is waived pursuant to the Administrative Procedure Act, 5 U.S.C. § 702, or whether it is a suit for money damages, barring relief in the federal district courts.

Lower court materials.

Washington v. United States Background Materials [culverts]

Oral argument transcript: oral argument transcript

Merits stage briefs:

17-269ts Petitioners Brief

17-269bsUnitedStates

17-269-bs-Tribal Respondents

Amici in Support of Petitioners:

Idaho and 10 Other States Brief

Pacific Legal Foundation Brief

Modoc Point Irrigation District Brief

Business Organizations Brief

Citizens Equal Rights Foundation Brief

American Forest & Paper Association and National Mining Association Brief

Washington State Association of Counties and Association of Washington Cities

Amici Supporting Respondents:

NCAI amicus brief

Fishermans Associations amicus brief

Warm Springs et al amicus brief

Daniel J. Evans amicus brief

State and Local Officials amicus brief

Professors amicus brief

Other docs:

Recusal Letter

Ninth Circuit panel decision here. Briefs:

State’s Opening Brief

Oregon Amicus

Tribal Brief

US Brief

Indian Law Professors

Pacific Coast Federation of Fishermen’s Associations

En banc stage briefs:

Washington Rehearing/En Banc Petition

Idaho and Montana Amicus Brief

Klamath Critical Habitat Landowners Amicus Brief

US Response

Tribal Response

District court materials are here:

Tribal Motion for Summary Judgment

State Motion for Summary Judgment

District Court Opinion

 

Cert Opposition Brief in N.M. Public Service Co. v. Barboan & Navajo

Here:

cert opposition[Navajo]

US Cert Opp

Cert petition here.

Poarch Band of Creek Indians v. Wilkes Cert Stage Materials

Here:

Poarch Band et al v Wilkes petition for writ

17-1175 Indian Law Scholars amicus brief

UnitedSouthandEasternTribes inc.

wilkes brief in opposition

Reply

sg-invitation-brief-1.pdf

17-1175SupplementalBriefForRespondents

Petitioners Supplemental Brief

Lower court materials here.

Tavares v. Whitehouse Cert Petition Denied

Here is today’s order list.

Cert stage materials here.

Sharp Image v. Shingle Springs Cert Petition

Here is the petition captioned Sharp Image Gaming, Inc. v. Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians:

petitionforawritofcertiorari

Question presented:

Whether a collateral agreement to a management contract for an Indian gaming operation is subject to approval by the National Indian Gaming Commission only if the collateral agreement itself provides for management of all or part of the operation.

Lower court materials here.

Coverage of Upper Skagit Oral Argument

SCOTUSblog: “Justices dubious about tribal immunity from state-court actions to adjudicate title to land, but hesitant to embrace new theory

Law360: “Justices Wary Of Weakening Tribal Immunity In Property Row

Courthouse News: “High Court Grapples With Tribe’s Sovereign Immunity

Oral Argument Transcript in Upper Skagit v. Lundgren

Here.

Background materials here.

Harvey v. Ute Indian Tribe Cert Petition

Here:

Harvey v. Ute et al. Petition

Questions presented:

1.Whether the tribal remedies exhaustion doctrine, which requires federal courts to stay cases challenging tribal jurisdiction until the parties have exhausted parallel tribal court proceedings, applies to state courts as well.

2.Whether the tribal remedies exhaustion doctrine requires that nontribal courts yield to tribal courts when the parties have not invoked the tribal court‘s jurisdiction.

Lower court materials here.

UPDATES:

cert opp brief

Reply

SG Brief [Ute]

Petitioners Supplemental Brief