Monthly Archives: February 2009
SCOTUSBlog: Argument Preview in Hawaii v. Office of Hawaiian Affairs
From SCOTUSBlog: An excerpt: Central to the issues in this case are statutes passed in 1993 by both the Hawaii State Legislature and the U.S. Congress recognizing the 100th anniversary of the monarchy’s overthrow. On the state level, three related … Continue reading
Filed under Author: Matthew L.M. Fletcher, Supreme Court
Andrew Cohen’s CourtWatch and “Factbound and Splitless”
From CBS News (download the paper here) (How Appealing and Indianz): Bury My Chance at Supreme Court Andrew Cohen: Study Shows Indian Tribes Face Long Odds In “Cert Pool” Process at High Court This coming Monday, the United States Supreme … Continue reading
Filed under Author: Matthew L.M. Fletcher, News, Supreme Court
Cortez Hills Gold Mine Injunction Denied
Here is the opinion — south-fork-band-v-doi-dct-order And here are the materials from an earlier post.
Filed under Author: Matthew L.M. Fletcher, Environmental, Research
McCracken v. Easley — N.C. Court Says IGRA Doesn’t Allow State to Ban Video Poker
Here is the opinion in McCracken v. Easley — mccracken-v-easley (via Pechanga and TV): Strange case. Without any discussion except one sentence, the court struck down a state law ban on video poker, a ban that excluded tribal gaming in … Continue reading
Filed under Author: Matthew L.M. Fletcher, gaming, News
Friday v. U.S. Cert Petition — Not a “Petition to Watch” — Commentary
Tomorrow the Supreme Court likely will deny cert in the Friday v. United States petition. SCOTUSblog does not pick it as a “petition to watch”, which means something. There was a moment when the Supreme Court might have heard this … Continue reading
Filed under Author: Matthew L.M. Fletcher, Environmental, News, Supreme Court
NYT’s Article on Green Energy in Alaska
From the NYTs: TOKSOOK BAY, Alaska — Beyond the fishing boats, the snug homes and the tanks of diesel fuel marking this Eskimo village on the Bering Sea, three huge wind turbines tower over the tundra. Their blades spin slowly … Continue reading
Filed under Author: Matthew L.M. Fletcher, Environmental, News
Geronimo’s Descendants v. Yale’s Skull and Bones UPDATED
Why is it when Indian people demand rights to the simple dignity of being able to bury your ancestors, using a statute specially created by Congress for that purpose (NAGPRA), it becomes one of the “strangest” lawsuits? You know what’s … Continue reading
Filed under Author: Matthew L.M. Fletcher
Michigan Indian Education Critical Issues Conference — Agenda and Registration
Here is the registration information and conference agenda for the 2009 MIEC Conference at the Soaring Eagle Inn and Conference Center, March 12-14. miec-2009 Jeff Davis (Turtle Mountain), 14-year veteran of the United States Attorney’s Office for the Western District … Continue reading
Amar and Brownstein on the Navajo Nation v. USFS Case
Wow! This may be the first time anyone on Findlaw has written anything substantive on Indian law. This might actually contribute to raising the profile of the case a bit for the SCT. From Findlaw (via How Appealing and Con … Continue reading
Filed under Author: Matthew L.M. Fletcher, Research, Supreme Court
American Indian Tribal Law
Facing the Future: The Indian Child Welfare Act at 30
Federal Indian Law: Cases and Materials (6th ed.)
The Eagle Returns: The Legal History of the Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians
