Here are the opinions in Nelson v. Chippewa Ottawa Resource Authority:
treaty rights
SCOTUS Declines to Review Ninth Circuit’s Rule 19/Tribal Immunity Decision
Here is Monday’s order list.
The petition was Klamath Irrigation District v. Bureau of Reclamation: petition and opposition briefs.
Federal and Tribal Briefs in Opposition in Klamath Irrigation District v. Bureau of Reclamation
Ninth Circuit Rejects Lummi’s U&A Fishing Claims
Here is the opinion in Swinomish Indian Community v. Lummi Nation.
Briefs here. Lower court materials here.
Klamath Irrigation District v. Bureau of Reclamation Cert Petition [Rule 19 & Tribal Immunity]
Here:
Question presented:
Whether Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 19 requires dismissal of an action challenging a federal agency’s use of water subject to state-adjudicated water rights if a Native American tribe asserts an interest in the suit and does not consent to joinder.
Lower court materials here.
Washington Federal Court Rejects Teck Caminco Defenses in CERCLA Suit [Colville]
Here are newish materials in Pakootas v. Teck Caminco Metals (E.D. Wash.):
Ninth Circuit Oral Argument in Swinomish v. Lummi [U.S. v. Washington subproceeding 19-01]
Klamath and Hoopa Tribes Prevail in Ninth Circuit Klamath River Water Distribution Challenge
Here is the opinion in Klamath Irrigation District v. Bureau of Reclamation.
Briefs:
Klamath irrigation Opening Brief
Lower court materials here.
Seventh Circuit Holds State May Not Tax Alienable Lands of Tribal Members on L.C.O. Reservation
Here is the opinion in Lac Courte Oreilles Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians v. Evers:
Briefs and lower court materials here.
Snoqualmie v. Washington Cert Petition
Here:
Questions presented:
- Whether the federal courts have the constitutional authority to unilaterally abrogate all rights guaranteed to an Indian tribe under a treaty with the United States absent congressional action.
- Whether the Ninth Circuit erred by applying issue preclusion to hold that Snoqualmie was not a party to the Treaty even though the Executive Branch expressly recognizes Snoqualmie as a Treaty party.
Lower court materials here.
Amicus briefs in support of the petition:
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