Monthly Archives: December 2009
Colorado v. Cash Advance Briefing Complete
The first round of briefs (state, anti-payday loan amici, etc.) is here. The responses (mostly tribal) are here. And the final brief (state’s reply brief — State Reply Brief).
News Coverage of Michigan v. Illinois/US in Asian Carp Suit
One question might be … why wait until the Supreme Court goes into its holiday recess? From the Detroit News: Detroit — Michigan Attorney General Mike Cox is calling on the U.S. Supreme Court to flex its muscle in the … Continue reading
Filed under Author: Matthew L.M. Fletcher, Education, News, Supreme Court
Movie Review of “Before Tomorrow”
From the Onion A.V. Club: Billed as the third part of a trilogy that began with Zacharias Kunuk and Norman Cohn’s Atanarjuat: The Fast Runner and continued with their The Journals Of Knud Rasmussen, the melancholy drama Before Tomorrow features a different writer-director … Continue reading
Filed under Author: Matthew L.M. Fletcher
ICT Special Report on Domestic Violence in Indian Country
From ICT: Part 1 of 4 Native American women experience the highest rates of Intimate Partner Violence of any ethnic group in the United States. Knowledge of the prevalence of IPV in Native American communities is an important starting point … Continue reading
Filed under Author: Matthew L.M. Fletcher, Criminal, Research
News Profile on GTB Chairman
From the Traverse City Record-Eagle: PESHAWBESTOWN — Derek Bailey made several promises throughout his campaign to lead a local American Indian tribe. One of them was to work with all levels of government. So far, it appears the youngest tribal … Continue reading
Filed under Author: Matthew L.M. Fletcher, Michigan Indian, News
State Judge Dismisses Suit against N.D. Board of Education re: Fighting Sioux
From the Grand Forks Herald: A district court judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed against the North Dakota State Board of Higher Education that sought to prevent the body from retiring the University of North Dakota’s controversial nickname. Judge Michael … Continue reading
Filed under Author: Matthew L.M. Fletcher, cultural resources, News
Iowa Court of Appeals Decides Insurance Coverage Matter related to Sac and Fox Leadership Dispute
Here is the opinion in Scottsdale Ins. Co. v. Attys. Process & Investigation Servs. An excerpt: Attorneys Process & Investigation Services, Inc. (APIS), appeals the district court’s grant of summary judgment to Scottsdale Insurance Company on its petition seeking a … Continue reading
Filed under Author: Matthew L.M. Fletcher, Research, tribal courts
Profile on Criminal Justice at Colville
From the Wenatchee News: NESPELEM — Charlene Bearcub looks out her office window in Nespelem and does not see justice. A probation officer for the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation, Bearcub lost her son to a gun nearly five … Continue reading
Filed under Author: Matthew L.M. Fletcher, Criminal, News, tribal courts
ICWA Applies to Juvenile Proceedings Involving Foster Care in California
Here is the California Court of Appeals (3rd Dist.) opinion in R.R. v. Superior Court. An excerpt: We disagree with the juvenile court’s conclusion. While ICWA may not by its own terms apply to a juvenile delinquency case in which … Continue reading
Filed under Author: Matthew L.M. Fletcher, Research
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
