Here — law-prof-amicus-brief-navajo-nation
And several former Interior Secretaries filed a brief supporting the Navajo Nation — former-interior-secretaries-brief-navajo-nation
Other briefs are here.
United States v. Navajo Nation
Navajo Nation and Office of Hawaiian Affairs Oral Argument Dates
From SCOTUSblog:
Mon., Feb. 23:
U.S. v. Navajo Nation (07-1420) — federal government duty to protect Indian tribe’s mineral rights
Rivera v. Illinois (07-9995) — effect on conviction of erroneous denial of peremptory challenge to a juror
Tues., Feb. 24:
Burlington Northern v. U.S. (07-1601) and Shell Oil v. U.S. (07-1607) — liability for cleanup of toxic waste dump (cases consolidated for one-hour hearing)
Carlsbad Technology v. HIF Bio, Inc. (07-1437) — Circuit Court authority to review District Court order returning case to state courts
Wed., Feb. 25:
Hawaii v. Office of Hawaiian Affairs (07-1372) — authority of a state to sell state lands
Flores-Figueroa v. U.S. (08-108) — proof needed under federal identity theft law
United States Merits Brief in United States v. Navajo Nation
Here.
Supreme Court Grants Cert in Two Indian Law-Related Cases
The two cases are United States v. Navajo Nation (No. 07-1410) and Hawaii v. Office of Hawaiian Affairs (No. 07-1372). The good news is that the Court declined to grant cert in Kemp v. Osage (No. 07-1484).
From SCOTUSblog:
United States v. Navajo Nation — Cert Opposition Brief
Here is the Navajo Nation’s brief opposing the United States’ cert petition in the ongoing Peabody Coal case.
United States v. Navajo Nation Cert Petition
The United States petitioned for cert in the ongoing Navajo Nation case over the Peabody Coal debacle. The Supreme Court held in 2003 that the Indian Mineral Leasing Act did not create a duty, but the Federal Circuit on remand resurrected the claim. Once again, the claim may give rise to $600 million in damages to the United States.
The lower court materials (briefs and opinions) are here.
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