Monthly Archives: May 2010
Opening Briefs in First Major Post-Carcieri Challenge to Fee to Trust–Updated
The case is Patchak v. Salazar (D.C. Cir.) and involves the DOI’s taking of land into trust for the Gun Lake Band of Pottawatomi Indians. The land already is in trust. Here are the opening briefs: 2010-04-09 Patchak Opening Brief … Continue reading
Filed under Author: Matthew L.M. Fletcher, fee to trust, gaming, Michigan Indian, Research, Uncategorized
Tribal Per Caps Make Some Indians Healthier
From Indianz (JAMA Study on Per Caps and Health): Members of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians who received per capita payments from the tribe’s casino were less likely to abuse alcohol and marijuana, according to a study in the Journal of … Continue reading
Filed under Author: Matthew L.M. Fletcher, gaming, Research, Scholarship, Uncategorized
Tom Tomorrow on Supreme Court Nomination
Available here.
Filed under Author: Matthew L.M. Fletcher, Supreme Court
Bolt v. Iowa Enterprises — Immunity from Title VII Claim
Here are the materials in this case from the Western District of Oklahoma: DCT Order Dismissing Bolt Claim Iowa Enterprises Motion to Dismiss Bolt Response Iowa Enterprises Reply Iowa Tribe Employee Motion to Dismiss Bolt Response to Employee
dré cummings on Media Bias and Indian Law
andré douglas pond cummings has posted his paper, “A Shifting Wind?: Media Stereotyping of American Indians and the Law,” on SSRN. Here is the abstract: An accurate historical narrative of the treatment imposed upon American Indians at the hands of … Continue reading
Supreme Court Denies Cert in Sharp v. United States
Here is the order list for today (the reference to Sharp is on page 10).
SLAPP Lawsuits and the Tribal Court Exhaustion Doctrine
There’s an interesting exchange in a District of North Dakota case (Laducer v. DISH Network) involving an allegation that a non-Indian-owned business claim that a tribal court has no jurisdiction over it is actually a SLAPP lawsuit. A SLAPP lawsuit … Continue reading
Opening Brief in Water Wheel v. LaRance
Very important case to watch. Here: Tribal Court Brief Lower and tribal court materials are here.
Little River Compact Amendment Stalled in House
From the Muskegon Chronicle via Pechanga: FRUITPORT TOWNSHIP — A month ago, a resolution by the state Legislature that would allow for a casino in Fruitport Township seemed to be destined for quick passage. The resolution — allowing the Little … Continue reading
Update on Tohono O’odham Nation Suit re: Off-Reservation Fee to Trust
Previous post with complaint here. The Gila River Indian Community has attempted to intervene in opposition to TON’s off-rez fee to trust application/suit. Updated materials here: USA Motion to Transfer TON Opp to Motion to Transfer DCT Order Denying Motion … Continue reading
Filed under Author: Matthew L.M. Fletcher, fee to trust, gaming, 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
