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Washington SCT Amends Tribal Court Jurisdiction Court Order 82.5
Here is the order. The amendment: (d) Communication Between Superior Court of Any County of this State and Indian Tribal Court. (1) A superior court of any county of this state may communicate with any Indian tribal court concerning co-occurring proceedings, whether they … Continue reading
H.R.3977 – To amend the Indian Civil Rights Act of 1968 to extend the jurisdiction of tribal courts to cover crimes involving sexual violence, and for other purposes.
Introduced by Rep. Haaland. BILLS-116hr3977ih
Tribal Courts and Child Welfare Podcast Series from ACF
Here. Tribal Courts and Child Welfare Series Adapting to Child Welfare Cases Revising Your Children’s Code Partnering with Tribal Social Services Building Relationships With State Counterparts Overcoming Challenges to Working With States Being Family Centered
Posted in Author: Kate E. Fort, Child Welfare, Tribal Codes, tribal courts
Tagged ACF, Child Welfare, podcasts, Tribal Court Improvement Program, tribal courts
SCOTUS Denies Cert in McNeal v. Navajo [formerly Dalley v. Navajo]
Here is today’s order list. Cert stage and other materials in McNeal are here.
McNeal v. Navajo Nation Cert Petition
Here: cert-petition-2.pdf Question presented: Whether the Tenth Circuit panel violated the current jurisprudence of this Court and the Congressional policy underlying IGRA by precluding the Nation from exercising its sovereign authority to permit a patron’s tort claim against the Nation … Continue reading
Grant Christensen on ICRA and Banishment
Grant Christensen has posted “Civil Rights Notes: American Indians and Banishment, Jury Trials, and the Doctrine of Lenity,” forthcoming in the William & Mary Bill of Rights Journal. The syllabus: Indian defendants appearing before tribal courts are not protected by … Continue reading
Paul Spruhan on Litigation at Navajo
Paul Spruhan has posted “Guardians of Tribal Tradition: Litigation in the Navajo Nation” in Litigation, The Journal of ABA Section of Litigation.
Posted in Author: Matthew L.M. Fletcher, Scholarship, tribal courts
Tagged Navajo Nation, tribal courts
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Tulalip Tribal Court Denies Summary Judgment, Affirms In Rem Jurisdiction Versus State over Items Seized Pursuant to Search Warrant
Here are the materials in Shopbell v. Washington Dept. of Fish and Wildlife (Tulalip Tribal Court): 4-6-17 Defendants’ Motion for Summary Judgment and Memorandum in Support of Motion 4-24-17 Plaintiff’s Cross Motion for Partial Summary Judgment Re Probable Cause 5-2-17 … Continue reading
NAICJA/NCJFJC Free Webinar on Peacemaking, April 24
Here: PM Announcement
Posted in Author: Kate E. Fort, tribal courts
Tagged NAICJA, peacemaking, tribal courts
Navajo Sues Interior over Judiciary Funding
Here is the complaint in Navajo Nation v. United States (D.D.C.): 1 Complaint
