SCOTUS Denies Cert in Mitchell v. Tulalip; Teck Metals v. Colville; and King Mountain Tobacco

Here is the order list.

Mitchell materials here.

Teck Metals materials here.

King Mountain materials here.

Federal Court Dismisses Title VII Suit against Shiprock Schools (tribally controlled school)

Here are the materials in Jim v. Shiprock Associated Schools (D.N.M.):

23-shiprock-schools-motion-for-summary.pdf

27-response.pdf

28-reply.pdf

34-dct-order.pdf

SG Recommends GVR in Poarch Band v. Wilkes

Here is the brief:

sg-invitation-brief-1.pdf

An excerpt:

This brief is submitted in response to the Court’s order inviting the Solicitor General to express the views of the United States. After the petition for a writ of certiorari was filed, amendments to tribal law were proposed that could substantially affect the basis for the decision of the Supreme Court of Alabama in this case. In the view of the United States, if those changes are enacted, the petition should be granted, the judgment vacated, and the case remanded for further proceedings.

Cert stage materials are here.

UPDATE:

17-1175SupplementalBriefForRespondents

Petitioners Supplemental Brief

Fourth Circuit Oral Argument Audio in Williams v. Big Picture

Here.

Briefs here.

Ninth Circuit Decides Hestand v. Gila River Indian Community [Attorney Employment Claims]

Here is the unpublished opinion.

Briefs here.

Third Circuit Briefs in United States v. Neff [third-party use of tribal immunity defense; “rent-a-tribe”]

Here are the materials in United States v. Neff:

Hallinan Appellant Brief

Neff Appellant Brief

US Answer Brief

Neff Reply

Hallinan Reply

SCOTUS Denies Cert in St. Regis Mohawk v. Mylan

Here is today’s order list.

Cert stage materials in that case are here.

Federal Court Rejects Last Remaining Claims in Dahlstrom v US [wrongful discharge from Sauk-Siuattle]

Here are the materials in Dahlstrom v. United States (W.D. Wash.):

82 Individual Defs Motion for Summary Judgment

86 Response

89 Reply

92 DCT Order

Prior posts here.

Buchwald Capital Advisors LLC v. Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians Cert Petition [Bankruptcy Code + Sovereign Immunity]

Here:

buchwald cert petition

Question presented:

Whether the Bankruptcy Code abrogates the sovereign immunity of Indian tribes.

Lower court materials here.

Split Sixth Circuit Panel Confirms Tribal Immunity in Bankruptcy Act Proceedings

Here is the opinion in In re Greektown Holdings LLC.

Briefs:

buchwald-brief.pdf

sault-tribe-brief.pdf

buchwald-reply.pdf

Lower court materials and prior posts here.