Monthly Archives: January 2010
McSweeney’s: “Dispatches from an Indian Casino”
Dispatch 7: 13 Ways Of Looking at a Slot Machine (1/26/10) Dispatch 6: The Evacuation Party (1/12/10) Dispatch 5: The Sadness (12/8/09) Dispatch 4: Crime On the Rez (11/12/09) Dispatch 3: Bad Luck: A Timeline of Gaming, Gambling & Native … Continue reading
Filed under Author: Matthew L.M. Fletcher
Profile of Tom Rodgers, Native Man Who Brought Down Abramoff
Here, from The Hill via Pechanga.
Filed under Author: Matthew L.M. Fletcher, News
University of Colorado Indian Law Symposium — Jan. 28-30, 2010
January 28, 2010: Book Signing: “Broken Landscape: Indians, Indian Tribes and the Constitution” Leading scholar in American Indian law, Professor Frank Pommersheim will talk about his new book, “Broken Landscape: Indian Tribes and the Constitution,” which is a sweeping chronicle … Continue reading
Filed under Announcements, Author: Matthew L.M. Fletcher, Scholarship, Symposia
Bankruptcy Court Order Confirming Greektown Reorganization Plan
Here: Greektown Order.
Filed under Author: Matthew L.M. Fletcher, gaming, Michigan Indian, News
Ann Tweedy on Indian People and the Right to Self-Defense
Ann Tweedy has posted “How the Tentacles of America’s Racialized History Eviscerate Indian Tribes’ Right to Self-Defense” on SSRN. Here is the abstract: This article looks at tribal actions of defending their homelands in colonial and early American history and … Continue reading
Filed under Author: Matthew L.M. Fletcher, Scholarship
Biven and Federal Tort Claims Act Claims against Tribal/BIA Cops Dismissed
…with leave to amend their complaint. The case is Dupris v. McDonald (D. Ariz.). The events occurred on the White Mountain Apache reservation. And the plaintiffs are accused of sexual assault. Dupris v McDonald
Filed under Author: Matthew L.M. Fletcher, Criminal, Research
Will Justice Stevens Soon Retire?
Adam Liptak at the New York Times thinks so (here).
Filed under Author: Matthew L.M. Fletcher, News, Supreme Court
New Scholarship on Williams v. Lee
Dewi I. Ball has posted “Williams v. Lee (1959) – 50 years later: A Re-assessment of One of the Most Important cases in the Modern-era of Federal Indian Law” on BEPress (download here). Here is the abstract: It is 50 … Continue reading
Michigan Supreme Court Hearing on Proposed Michigan Court Rules Involving ICWA
This Wednesday at 9:30 AM, the Michigan Supreme Court will consider changes to the Michigan Court Rule that will “incorporate specific provisions of the Indian Child Welfare Act into the relevant rules that relate to adoptions, guardianships, child protective proceedings, … Continue reading
NYTs on Tohono O’odham Nation and Mexican Drug Cartels
Here. An excerpt: A long-insular tribe of 28,000 people and its culture are paying a steep price: the land is swarming with outsiders, residents are afraid to walk in the hallowed desert, and some members, lured by drug cartel cash … Continue reading
Filed under Author: Matthew L.M. Fletcher, Criminal, News
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
