Here is the opinion in Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians v. Howe. Here is a related opinion in Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians v. North Dakota Legislative Assembly.
Prior post on the trial proceedings.
Briefs in the main case:
Lawyers Committee Amicus Brief
No goddam justice in this country anymore.
Here are the materials in Martin v. Gorneau:
Prior post here.
This just seems absolutely lousy. What a Kafkaesque justice system.
Here are the materials in Martin v. Gorneau (D.N.D.):
66 Individual Defendants Motion to Dismiss
71 State Defendants Motion to Dismiss
78 Individual Defendants Reply
91 Individual Defendants Response
On November 17, 2023, the North Dakota federal district court ruled in favor of the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians and the Spirit Lake Nation against the North Dakota Secretary of State. The Plaintiffs proved at trial that the North Dakota legislative redistricting plan violates Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act (VRA) by diluting the voting strength of Native American voters living on and near both reservations. The state has been ordered to submit a VRA compliant redistricting plan to the court by December 22, 2023.
The Order is here:
Previous post on this matter here and PR here.
Here are the materials in Dakota Metal Fabrication v. Parisien (D.N.D.):
Here are the materials so far in Hanson v. Parisien (D.N.D.):
Here is the Order denying the North Dakota’s Motion to Dismiss Turtle Mountain and Spirit Lake’s Complaint.
The Tribes’ Release can be seen here. From the release:
“North Dakota’s newly drawn state legislative map dilutes the voting strength of Spirt Lake members. The Secretary of State has tried to dismiss the case on far-fetched procedural arguments because he doesn’t want to have to argue the facts, but we look forward to the opportunity move forward with this case,” said Spirit Lake Tribe Chair Douglas Yankton, Sr.
“Historically, Native voters in northeastern North Dakota have been able to elect two State House candidates of our choice. The new map reduces our representatives to one and is in direct violation of the Voting Rights Act. We appreciate that the court recognized that Tribes and individual Native voters have the right to be heard and have our voting rights protected,” said Turtle Mountain Chippewa Chair Jamie Azure.
The Motion, Response, Reply, and United States’ Statement of Interest are below.
Previous post on this matter here.
Here are the materials in Baker v. Erickson:
Here are the materials in Trenton Indian Housing Authority v. Poitra:
An excerpt:
Lisa Poitra appeals from an order of eviction arguing that the district court lacked jurisdiction to enter the eviction order because the Trenton Indian Housing Authority (“TIHA”) constitutes a dependent Indian community, and a contract provision requires the eviction to be handled by the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians Tribal Court. We conclude the record supports the district court’s finding that TIHA is not a dependent Indian community, the court’s determination it had subject matter jurisdiction, and the finding TIHA did not have a contractual obligation to bring the eviction action in the tribal court.
Lower court order here.
The Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians, Spirit Lake Tribe, and several individual voters filed suit in North Dakota challenging North Dakota’s state legislative map as unlawfully diluting the voting rights of Native Americans in violation of Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act (VRA). You can see the complaint here.
Press release is here.
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