Here are the materials in El Centro De La Raza v. State of Washington:
Washington Supreme Court
Background Materials in Washington State Department of Licensing v. Cougar Den, Inc.
Supreme Court
–Merits Stage
Sacred Ground Legal Services Amicus Brief
–Cert Stage
supplemental brief for respondent in response to brief of us solicitor general
Washington Supreme Court
Here is the opinion in Cougar Den Inc. v. Washington State Dept. of Licensing.
Briefs:
92289-6 Appellant’s Opening Brief
Clerkships with Washington Supreme Court accepting applications.
Here.
Washington State Adopts ICWA Pro Hac Rule!
SCOTUS Vacates Washington SCT Decision in Upper Skagit Tribe v. Lundgren
From Justice Gorsuch’s opinion:
Like some courts before it, the Washington Supreme Court read Yakima as distinguishing in rem from in personam lawsuits and “establish[ing] the principle that . . . courts have subject matter jurisdiction over in rem proceedings in certain situations where claims of sovereign immunity are asserted.” 187 Wash. 2d, at 868, 389 P. 3d, at 574.
That was error. Yakima did not address the scope of tribal sovereign immunity. Instead, it involved only a much more prosaic question of statutory interpretation concerning the Indian General Allotment Act of 1887. See 24 Stat. 388.
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We leave it to the Washington Supreme Court to address these arguments in the first instance. Although we have discretion to affirm on any ground supported by the law and the record that will not expand the relief granted below, Thigpen v. Roberts, 468 U. S. 27, 30 (1984), in this case we think restraint is the best use of discretion. Determining the limits on the sovereign immunity held by Indian tribes is a grave question; the answer will affect all tribes, not just the one before us; and the alternative argument for affirmance did not emerge until late in this case. In fact, it appeared only when the United States filed an amicus brief in this case—after briefing on certiorari, after the Tribe filed its opening brief, and after the Tribe’s other amici had their say. This Court has often declined to take a “first view” of questions that make their appearance in this posture, and we think that course the wise one today. Cutter v. Wilkinson, 544 U. S. 709, 718, n. 7 (2005).
Washington Supreme Court Visits Tribal Land For Public Outreach, To Hear Cases
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Upper Skagit Indian Tribe v. Lundgren Background Materials
Question presented:
Does a court’s exercise of in rem jurisdiction overcome the jurisdictional bar of tribal sovereign immunity when the tribe has not waived immunity and Congress has not unequivocally abrogated it?
Here are the merit stage briefs:
States Amicus Brief in Support of Neither Party
Cert stage briefs:
Lower court materials:
SCOTUS Grants Cert in Upper Skagit In Rem Immunity Matter
Here is the order list from last Friday.
Here are the cert stage materials in Upper Skagit Indian Tribe v. Lundgren.
Lower court materials here.
Upper Skagit Cert Petition in In Rem Tribal Immunity Matter
Here is the petition in Upper Skagit Indian Tribe v. Lundgren:
Question presented:
Does a court’s exercise of in rem jurisdiction overcome the jurisdictional bar of tribal sovereign immunity when the tribe has not waived immunity and Congress has not unequivocally abrogated it?
Lower court materials here.
UPDATE:
Cert Petition in Washington State Dept. of Licensing v. Cougar Den Inc.
Here:
Questions presented:
Whether the Yakama Treaty of 1855 creates a right for tribal members to avoid state taxes on off-reservation commercial activities that make use of public highways.
Lower court materials here.
UPDATE (8/23/17):
UPDATE (9/6/17):
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