Here are the materials in Jacobs v. United States (D. S.D.):
DCT Order Denying Habeas Relief
Materials from Mr. Jacobs’ direct appeal of his conviction based on the 1868 Fort Laramie treaty is here.
United States v. Jacobs
Eighth Circuit Rejects Challenge to Federal Prosecution Based on 1868 Treaty of Fort Laramie
Here is the opinion in United States v. Jacobs: United States v. Jacobs CA8 Opinion.
The court’s syllabus:
Argument that the government’s failure to comply with the provisions of the Fort Laramie Treaty deprived the district court of criminal jurisdiction rejected; even if Articles I and V of the treaty could reasonably be construed as establishing a jurisdictional requirement at the time the Treaty was executed, Congress’s subsequent grant of citizenship to the Indians makes them subject to all restrictions to which any citizen is subject and is evidence of a clear indication to abrogate any contrary treaty provisions.
And the briefs are here.
Eighth Circuit Briefs in Treaty-Based Challenge to Major Crimes Act Prosecution
Here are the materials so far in United States v. Jacobs:
Turtle Talk 