Monthly Archives: March 2010
Tohono O’odham Nation Cert Opposition
In United States v. Tohono O’odham Nation (No. 09-846) … here: TON Cert Opp The cert petition and questions presented are here. Fully expect this to show up in the SCOTUSblog petitions to watch in a few weeks.
Filed under Author: Matthew L.M. Fletcher, Research, Supreme Court
Muscogee (Creek) Nation Motion to Enjoin Enforcement of Tobacco Master Settlement Agreement is Denied
The complaint in Muscogee (Creek) Nation v. Henry is posted here. Preliminary injunction materials here: DCT Order Denying Muscogee Motion Muscogee Motion for Preliminary Injunction OTC Response Henry Response Edmonson Response Muscogee Reply to OTC Muscogee Reply to Henry Muscogee … Continue reading
Filed under Author: Matthew L.M. Fletcher, Research, taxation
Sherman Alexie wins PEN/Faulkner award
From the Guardian: Sherman Alexie wins PEN/Faulkner prize Alison Flood Wednesday, March 24, 2010 Sherman Alexie takes the $15,000 PEN/Faulkner prize for fiction, beating Lorrie Moore and Barbara Kingsolver with War Dances, a short story collection described by judge Al … Continue reading
Filed under Author: Kate E. Fort, Fiction, News
Current Status of Carcieri Fix Bills
From THOMAS: 1. H.R.3697 : To amend the Act of June 18, 1934, to reaffirm the authority of the Secretary of the Interior to take land into trust for Indian tribes. Sponsor: Rep Cole, Tom [OK-4] (introduced 10/1/2009) Cosponsors (5) … Continue reading
North Dakota Supreme Court Hears Oral Argument in Fighting Sioux Case
Here is the oral argument audio in Davidson v. State. And the briefs are here.
Filed under Author: Matthew L.M. Fletcher, cultural resources, Research
Native America Calling Carcieri Radio Show Archived
Monday, March 22, 2010– The Carcieri Fix: (listen) Last year the Supreme Court ruled in Carcieri v. Salazar that language in the 1934 Indian Reorganization Act does not allow the Interior Secretary to take land into trust for the Narragansett Tribe … Continue reading
Tohono O’odham Nation v. Salazar Complaint and Materials
This involves off-reservation gaming in Glendale, Arizona (Indianz article here). Here: TON v. Salazar Complaint TON Motion for Summary Judgment
Filed under Author: Matthew L.M. Fletcher, fee to trust, gaming, Research
California Appellate Court Decides ICWA Expert Witness Case
Here is the opinion in In re M.B. An excerpt: Subsequently, the court conducted a hearing to select and implement a permanent plan of adoption. (Welf. & Inst.Code, § 366.26.) At the hearing, the juvenile court applied the Indian Child Welfare … Continue reading
Judge Canby Tribute to Judge Betty Fletcher: “The Concept of Equality in Indian Law”
Judge William Canby’s Indian law-related tribute to Judge Betty Fletcher appears in the Washington Law Review. Here is the article: Canby Article
Filed under Author: Matthew L.M. Fletcher, Scholarship
Angela Riley to Join UCLA Law & American Indian Studies
Angela Riley, a member of the Citizen Potawatomi Nation and one of its appellate justices, and a tenured law professor at Southwestern Law School, will join the UCLA Law School faculty as a tenured professor. Professor Riley also will be … Continue reading
Filed under Announcements, 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
