Here are the materials in Battle Mountain Band of the Te-Moak Tribe of Western Shoshone Indians v. Bureau of Land Management (D. Nev.):
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The main suit against the BLM is currently on appeal to the Ninth Circuit. Materials here.
Here is the petition in Meyers v. Oneida Tribe of Indians of Wisconsin:
Questions presented:
1. Whether Congress abrogated the sovereign immunity of an Indian tribe under 15 U.S.C. § 1681, et seq., by providing that “any…government” may be liable for damages.
2. Whether an individual who receives a computer generated cash register receipt displaying more than the last five digits of the individual’s credit card number and the card’s expiration date has suffered a concrete injury sufficient to confer standing under Article III of the United States Constitution.
Lower court materials here.
Here are the materials in Sullivan v. Harrah’s Operating Company (D.S.C.):
Here are the materials in United Indian Health Services v. Su (E.D. Cal.):
Here is that brief:
Here is another amicus brief supporting petitioner:
Conn. Trial Lawyers Assn. Amicus Brief
The background materials are here.
Here are the materials in Crawford v. Couture:
Here is “Supreme Court case could expose Indian tribes to new legal risks” at The Conversation.
Excerpt:
One would be tempted to think this is a case about fairness, about guaranteeing a forum for non-Indians to sue tribal employees who might be cloaked in a tribe’s immunity from the suit. In my opinion, fairness to the Lewis couple, however, comes at the expense of fairness to the tribe.
Recall that the tribe does provide a forum to resolve personal injury claims against it in tribal court, but with a one year limitations period. Under that law, the Mohegan tribal court has confirmed awards against tribal police officers; indeed, the tribe likely has settled thousands of claims over the years.
I have long argued that Indian tribes should provide an adequate forum to address the negligent actions of their employees. The Mohegan tribe has done so here by establishing a tribal court and a legal process for resolving personal injury claims. In fact, Mohegan was one of the earliest tribes to start doing so, way back in the 1990s. But personal injury lawyers have complained about Mohegan law because it bars punitive damages and other doctrines that can balloon judgment awards.
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Background materials on the case are here.
Here are the materials in Finn v. Great Plains Lending LLC (W.D. Okla.):
Here is the opinion in Williams v. Poarch Band of Creek Indians.
Briefs:
Lower court materials here.
Here is the opinion in Monahan v. Great Plains Lending, LLC (Fla. Cir. Ct.):
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