Montana SCT Rules Against US in Case Where BIA Police Officer Sexually Assaulted Tribal Member

This means that the United States is potentially liable under the Federal Tort Claims Act. Let the settlement negotiations proceed.

Opinion in L.B. v. United States:

Argued by April Youpee-Roll in her first argument. She kicked some serious onze in this one.

Briefs:

City of Nome to Pay $750K + Apologize for Failure to Investigate Sexual Assault against Native Woman

Here is the settlement agreement in Hardy v. City of Nome:

Here is an opinion piece by the plaintiff, “I fought for justice for 5 years after I was sexually assaulted. The work isn’t finished.

Update in Suit against Nome Police for Failure to Investigate Sexual Assault against Native Woman

Here are updated materials in Hardy v. City of Nome (D. Alaska):

36 Harvey Motion to Dismiss

41 Response

42 Reply

45 DCt Order on Motion to Dismiss

64 Hardy Motion to Compel

66 Response

67 Reply

72 DCT on Motion to Compel

74 Hardy Motion for Sanctions

75 Response

80 Reply

92 Hardy Supplemental Brief

95 Nome Motion to Dismiss

The complaint is posted here.

Wisconsin Journal of Law, Gender & Society Call for Papers: “Confronting Violence against Indigenous Women, Children, and Peoples”

Here:

WJLGS_Call_for_Papers_2021_FINAL

Proposals should be submitted to Lorenzo Gudino at gudino@wisc.edu and Jennifer Acevedo at acevedo3@wisc.edu no later than October 23, 2020.  Submissions may be published and unpublished works. The Wisconsin Journal of Law, Gender & Society will likely publish accepted unpublished submissions. Authors of accepted submissions must virtually attend and present their work at the symposium on February 6, 2021. The organizers will communicate their decisions no later than November 15, 2020.