Links: Detroit Business article by Tom Beaman, previous posts
Western District of Michigan
“Stabenow, Peters Accepting Applications from Candidates Interested in Nomination for Federal Judgeship and U.S. Attorney in Eastern and Western Districts of Michigan”
Here.
Keweenaw Bay Indian Community Tobacco Tax Claims against State to Proceed
Here are the materials in Keweenaw Bay Indian Community v. Khouri (W.D. Mich.):
W.D. Michigan Dismisses Tribal Tort Claim Against Sault Ste. Marie Tribe
Here are the briefs and order in the matter of Lesperance v. Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians, 16-cv-00232 (W.D. Mich. April 27, 2017):
- Doc. 1 – Petition to Vacate Tribal Appellate Court Decision
- Doc. 6 – Defendant Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians’ Brief in Support of its Motion to Dismiss or Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings
- Doc. 16 – Plaintiff’s Brief in Support of Her Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings, Reply to Defendant’s Motion to Dismiss and Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings, and Request for Oral Argument
- Doc. 21 – Defendant’s Response Brief in Opposition to Plaintiff’s Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings and Reply Brief in Support of Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians’ Motion to Dismiss or Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings
- Doc. 22 – Plaintiff’s Reply Brief in Support of Her Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings
- Doc. 27 – Plaintiff’s Supplemental Memorandum of Law Post Oral Argument
- Doc. 30 – Opinion
Update — tribal court opinions:
Federal Court Accepts Stipulation and Issues Consent Judgment in Michigan v. Hannahville
Hannahville and Michigan Reach Stipulation on Gaming Compact
Federal Court Rejects Sag Chip and Nottawaseppi Huron Potawatomi Motions to Intervene in Bay Mills Gaming Case
Here are the materials in Bay Mills Indian Community v. Snyder (W.D. Mich.):
47 Saginaw Chippewa Motion to Intervene
54 Michigan Motion for Summary J
54 Nottawaseppi Motion to Intervene
61 Michigan Opposition to SCIT Motion
62 BMIC Opposition to SCIT Motion
67 Michigan Opposition to NHB Motion
News Commentaries on Little Traverse Reservation Boundaries Case
LTBB Chair Gina Gasco-Bentley: “Tribe seeks to protect own, not control others”
Lance Boldrey: “Tribe seeks to reshape governance of region”
More details on Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians v. Snyder (W.D. Mich.) here.
Summary Judgment Briefing in Bay Mills Indian Community v. Snyder
Here are the materials in Bay Mills Indian Community v. Snyder (W.D. Mich.):
47-saginaw-chippewa-motion-to-intervene
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