Ninth Circuit Oral Argument Audio in Tohono O’odham Nation v. City of Glendale

Here.

News coverage via Pechanga.

Briefs here.

Ninth Circuit Briefing in State Eminent Domain Case against Tohono O’odham Nation

Here are the materials in Tohono O’Odham Nation v. City of Glendale:

Arizona & Glendale Brief

TON Principal Brief

Arizona & Glendale Reply

TON Reply

Lower court materials are here.

Arizona Law Authorizing Expedited Eminent Domain to Prevent Indian Trust Land Acquisitions Struck Down

Here are the materials in Tohono O’odham Nation v. City of Glendale (D. Ariz.):

DCT Granting TON Motion for Summary J

TON Motion for Summary J

Glendale and Arizona Motion for Summary J

Tohono O’odham Nation v. City of Glendale — Ariz. COA Reverses Condemnation of Land TON Proposed to Use for Casino

Here is the opinion. And here are the briefs.

An excerpt:

The Tohono O’odham Nation (“Nation”) appeals the grant of summary judgment to the City of Glendale (“Glendale”) on Nation’s challenge to Glendale’s purported annexation of real property owned by Nation. For the reasons that follow, we hold that when the validity of a municipality’s annexation ordinance is timely challenged in court, the annexation does not automatically become final thirty days after the ordinance was
adopted. Accordingly, we reverse the grant of summary judgment in favor of Glendale and remand for entry of judgment in favor of Nation.

Appellate Briefs in Tohono O’odham Nation v. City of Glendale — Glendale’s Effort to Annex Tribe-Owned Land

Here are the materials so far in this case, pending in the Arizona Court of Appeals:

TON Opening Brief

Glendale Answer Brief