Wilton Rancheria Files Cert Petition in Labor Dispute

Here is the petition in Wilton Rancheria v. UNITE HERE:

Question presented:

Notwithstanding the deference afforded to arbitration awards, arbitrators lack the power to facially invalidate federal and state statutes. Similarly, courts defer to Tribal interpretation of Tribal law, as a critical element of longstanding policies upholding and safeguarding Tribal sovereignty. Does an arbitrator exceed his authority when he facially invalidates a duly-enacted Tribal law, especially when a court would not do so and when he would not be permitted to invalidate a duly-enacted federal or state statute?

Lower court materials here. Ninth Circuit unpublished opinion here.

Diego Rivera at the Detroit Institute of Art

Ninth Circuit Materials in UNITE HERE International v. Wilton Rancheria

Brief (only one is available?):

Opening Brief

Lower court materials here.

California Federal Court Orders Wilton Rancheria to Arbitration in Labor Dispute

Here are the materials in UNITE HERE v. Wilton Rancheria (E.D. Cal.):