tribal court

Cert Opposition Brief in Dollar General v. Mississippi Choctaw Tribal Court Jurisdiction Matter

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Here:

Mississippi Choctaw Cert Opposition

Cert petition here.

Hopi Seeks Pro Tem Judge

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Here. And here.

News Update in KBIC Judicial Crisis — Utilities Shut Off

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Here is the news article, “KBIC moves tribal court.”

Keweenaw Bay Judicial Crisis

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Here is the new report, “Judges suspended by Tribal Council following KBIC civil lawsuit hearing.”

Note that the tribal judicial code treats the judiciary as a branch of government on par with the legislative and executive branches.

Federal Court Orders Tribal Court Exhaustion in Caddo Leadership Dispute

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Here are the new materials in Caddo Nation of Oklahoma v. Court of Indian Offenses for the Anadarko Agengy (W.D. Okla.):

18 CIO Motion to Dismiss

21 Edwards Response

22 CIO Reply

24 DCT Order

We posted on an earlier stage of this matter, with the complaint here, and the federal court’s denial of a motion for a TRO here.

Grand Ronde Community Seeks Appellate Judges

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Here:

RFQ Appellate Judges

Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Court and Appellate Court Judge Postings

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Here:

JUDGE JOB ANNOUNCEMENT

APPELLATE JUDGE JOB ANNOUNCEMENT

Omaha Tribe Chief Judge Posting

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POSITION ANNOUNCEMENT

POSITION                           :                   Chief Tribal Judge

SALARY                               :                   Negotiable

OPENING DATE                 :                   April 21, 2014

CLOSING DATE                  :                   May 2, 2014

LOCATION                          :                   Omaha Tribal Court

Omaha Tribe of Nebraska

Macy, NE  68039

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News Article on Saginaw Chippewa Tribal Membership Disenrollments

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Here is “Tribal court hears argument to dismiss reopened disenrollment cases.”

Eighth Circuit Briefs in Smith v. Parker — Formerly a Tribal Court Jurisdiction Matter, Now a Reservation Boundaries Matter

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Here:

Nebraska Opening Brief

Tribe Brief

US Brief

Nebraska Reply Brief

Lower court materials and links to prior iterations of this case here.