Here are the materials in Stanko v. Oglala Sioux Tribe (D.S.D.):
tribal sovereign immunity
New Scholarship on Sovereign Immunity from Patent Claims
Here is “Shielded by Sovereignty: The Impact for Patentees of Covidien v. University of Florida Research Foundation” by Matt Rizzolo, Samuel L Brenner, Andrew J Sutton, and Michael Gershoni.
Upper Skagit Cert Petition in In Rem Tribal Immunity Matter
Here is the petition in Upper Skagit Indian Tribe v. Lundgren:
Question presented:
Does a court’s exercise of in rem jurisdiction overcome the jurisdictional bar of tribal sovereign immunity when the tribe has not waived immunity and Congress has not unequivocally abrogated it?
Lower court materials here.
UPDATE:
Greg Ablavsky: “Tribal Sovereign Immunity and Patent Law”
Here, from Written Description, an IP blog.
Gizmodo: “Why a Drug Company Is Selling Patents to a Native American Tribe”
Here.
Federal Court Grants Rule 19 Dismissal in Challenge to Navajo Mine and Four Corners Power Plant
Here are the materials in Diné Citizens Against Ruining Our Environment v. Bureau of Indian Affairs (D. Ariz.):
Federal Court Declines to Stay Mandate in Effort to Condemn Navajo Lands Saying Utility Loses Even if SCOTUS Reverses
Here are the materials in Public Service Company of New Mexico v. Approximately 15.49 Acres of Land in McKinley County (D.N.M.):
142 Motion to Confirm Stay Order
Prior posts here.
Alaska SCT Issues Opinion Affirming Tribal Sovereign Immunity from Suit
Federal Court Dismisses Construction Contractor’s Section 1983 Action against Reno-Sparks Indian Colony
Here are the materials in Forsythe v. Reno-Sparks Indian Colony (D. Nev.):
19 Wood Rodgers Inc Motion to Dismiss
Ninth Circuit Affirms Dismissal of Counterclaims against Quinault Tribe
Here are the materials in Quinault Indian Nation v. Pearson.
The court’s syllabus:
In an action brought by the Quinault Indian Nation alleging a scheme to defraud the Nation of cigarette taxes, the panel affirmed the district court’s dismissal of counterclaims as barred by the Nation’s sovereign immunity.
The panel held that if brought in a separate suit against the Nation, the counterclaims would be barred by sovereign immunity. Asserting the claims as counterclaims did not change the sovereign-immunity analysis. The panel concluded that the Nation did not waive its sovereign immunity because it filed the underlying suit but took no further action that unequivocally waived its immunity to the counterclaims, and the counterclaims did not qualify as claims for recoupment.
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