Monthly Archives: April 2009
Arizona Supreme Court to Hear Havasupai DNA Appeal
Unfortunately for the Havasupai Tribe, the Arizona Supreme Court accepted the university’s appeal. Lower court materials are here. From Indianz: The Arizona Supreme Court on Monday agreed to hear an appeal in the Havasupai Tribe misuse of blood lawsuit. Tribal … Continue reading
Greektown Revenues Dropped During Final Four
What?!?! From Crain’s: Despite having Detroit filled with basketball fans, the weekend of the Final Four produced a 5 percent drop in revenue for the Greektown Casino Hotel compared to the prior weekend. Revenue meanwhile, increased by 12 percent at … Continue reading
Filed under Author: Matthew L.M. Fletcher, gaming, Michigan Indian, News
Solis v. Matheson — FLSA Applies to On-Reservation, Tribal Member Owned Business
Here is the opinion from the Ninth Circuit. And the briefs: matheson-appellant-brief secretary-of-labor-brief matheson-reply-brief
Filed under Author: Matthew L.M. Fletcher, Research
Supreme Court Takes No Action on Border Fence Case
Here is today’s order list, and commentary on El Paso v. Napolitano from SCOTUSblog: The Court took no action on a new attempt to challenge the constitutionality of the sweeping powers Congress gave to the federal government in 2005 to … Continue reading
Commentary on Ward Churchill Reinstatement
From Angelique EagleWoman (posted with her permission): Ward Churchill has hurt Native American communities, Native American academics and Native American education. He has claimed to be someone he is not and used that as a platform to fuel his career. … Continue reading
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HRI, Inc. v. EPA — Dependent Indian Community Determination
A split panel of the Tenth Circuit concluded that the EPA was within its authority to find that a checkerboarded area of northwestern New Mexico was Indian Country for Safe Drinking Water Act purposes. Here is the opinion. Here are … Continue reading
Filed under Author: Matthew L.M. Fletcher, Environmental, Research
3rd Annual UNM Indian Law Clinics Conference Announcement
Indian Law Clinics and Externship Programs Third Annual Symposium Interconnections of Law and Poverty and Impacts on Indigenous Peoples and Other Communities of Color Sunday, June 7 to Tuesday, June 9, 2009 Isleta Resort & Casino 2009-conf-registration-form
Filed under Announcements, Author: Matthew L.M. Fletcher, Symposia
D.C. Circuit Halts Plans for Off-Shore Oil Drilling in Alaska
Here is the opinion in Center for Biological Diversity v. Dept. of Interior. Here is the brief for the Native Village of Point Hope — native-village-of-point-hope-reply-brief An excerpt: In August 2005, the United States Department of Interior (Interior) began the … Continue reading
Filed under Author: Matthew L.M. Fletcher, Environmental, Research
Supreme Court Justices Keep Citing Cases Roberts And Alito Are Too Young To Remember
From the Onion: Although three years have passed since both men joined the court, Chief Justice John Roberts, 54, and Associate Justice Samuel Alito, 59, said they still feel foolish whenever more senior justices refer to cases decided “way before” … Continue reading
Filed under Author: Matthew L.M. Fletcher, Fiction, Supreme Court
Daily Show: The English Killed 30 Million (?!?!) Indians
This segment featuring John Oliver is about the American tax protesters who claim that the Obama Administration is as bad as the reign of King George over the Americans in the 18th century. He argues that the English were much, … Continue reading
Filed under Author: Matthew L.M. Fletcher
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
