Monthly Archives: January 2010
Fond du Lac Band v. Einess — State Can Tax Out of State Income of Reservation Indians
This is a few months old. No word on an appeal. Here are the materials: DCT Order in Fond du Lac Band v Einess Fond du Lac Complaint Fond du Lac First Motion for Summary Judgment Fond du Lac Amended … Continue reading
Filed under Author: Matthew L.M. Fletcher, Research, taxation
Salon’s “This Week in Crazy: Clarence Thomas”
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Filed under Author: Matthew L.M. Fletcher, Supreme Court
Mandamus Suit against Mich. AG to Force Tribal Compliance with State Liquor Laws Fails
Here is the Michigan Court of Appeals decision in Devlin v. Attorney General — Devlin vs Attorney General MI Ct of App. An excerpt: On June 3, 2008, plaintiff filed his complaint for mandamus against attorney general Michael A. Cox … Continue reading
Filed under Author: Matthew L.M. Fletcher, gaming, Michigan Indian, Research
Third National People of Color Legal Scholarship Conference Calls for Papers
Please find below various calls for papers & panels for the Third National People of Color Legal Scholarship Conference, to be held Sept. 9-12, 2010 at Seton Hall Univ. Law School. You will find a general call (deadline March 12, … Continue reading
Greektown Reorganization Plan Approved; Sault Tribe Out
From the Detroit News: A plan approved Friday to lead Greektown Casino out of bankruptcy protection will repay most creditors and strip ownership from the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians. Judge Walter Shapero of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court … Continue reading
Filed under Author: Matthew L.M. Fletcher, gaming, Michigan Indian, News
News Coverage Update of Lac du Flambeau/Wells Fargo Debacle
From the News of the North via Pechanga: A Mississippi resort-casino venture has turned out to be a bad bet for the Lac du Flambeau Indian Tribe, which as a minority partner sunk an estimated $25 million on the Grand Soleil project … Continue reading
Filed under Author: Matthew L.M. Fletcher, economic development, gaming, News
Ezra Rosser on Tribal Natural Resources and Economic Development
Ezra Rosser, Ahistorical Indians and Reservation Resources, 40 Envtl. L. __ (forthcoming 2010). http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1539703. The abstract is below: This article is an in-depth exploration of the impacts of an Indian tribe deciding to pursue environmentally destructive forms of economic development. … Continue reading
Colorado Legislator “Sorry” about Proposing End of Tuition Waiver at Fort Lewis College
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Filed under Author: Matthew L.M. Fletcher, Education, News
Russian Skaters Exploit Aboriginal Culture to Win Russian Championship
From the Independent (U.K.) (thanks to E.D.): It was certainly an arresting performance: the Russian world figure skating champions, clad in dark-toned bodysuits and red loincloths, performing a routine based on an Aboriginal dance. It won Oksana Domnina and Maxim Shabalin a … Continue reading
Filed under cultural resources, 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
