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Seattle Times: “Amid a crime wave on Yakama Reservation, confusion over a checkerboard of jurisdictions “

February 17, 2020Matthew L.M. Fletcher

KUOW (Seattle): “Barred from SCOTUS for wearing a headdress”

November 2, 2018Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Ninth Circuit Briefs in United States v. Cloud (Search and Seizure on Indian Lands)

January 12, 2018January 12, 2018Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here:

Cloud opening brief

US answer brief

Ninth Circuit Briefs in Vera v. Bureau of Indian Affairs (FTCA Claim)

January 12, 2018August 29, 2018Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here:

Vera opening brief

US answer brief

oral argument video here.

Washington SCT Rules 7-2 in Favor of Treaty Right to Travel

March 16, 2017March 16, 2017Matthew L.M. Fletcher1 Comment

Here is the opinion in Cougar Den Inc. v. Washington State Dept. of Licensing.

Briefs:

92289-6 Appellant’s Opening Brief

92289-6 Appellant’s Reply

92289-6 Appellant’s Response to Amicus Brief

92289-6 Respondent’s Brief

92289-6 Yakama Nation Amicus Brief

Federal Court Dismisses Railroad Expansion Project Suit under Rule 19 for Failure to Join Indispensable Tribes

March 9, 2017Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here are the materials in Union Pacific Railroad v. Runyon (D. Or.):

28 Tribal Motion to Dismiss

Yakama Nation Office of the Public Defender Vacancy

October 3, 2016Sarah M Donnelly

Download (PDF): 2016-183 Attorney -Office of Public Defender

Link: Yakama Nation HR

Attorney Opening with Yakama Nation Office of the Public Defender

May 25, 2016Sarah M Donnelly

Download announcement here.

Download application here.

Announcement closes Wednesday, June 8, 2016.

Full-time Position with Yakama Nation Public Defender’s Office

March 8, 2016Sarah M Donnelly

Download job listing and position description here.

Yakama Nation Attorney Job Posting

December 1, 2015Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here:

2015-223 Associate Attorney Office of Legal Counsel