Monthly Archives: September 2010
BLT: Cobell Lawyers Optimistic re: Settlement
From BLT: The plaintiffs’ attorneys in a long-running Indian trust suit in Washington say they remain confident Congress will approve the $3.4 billion settlement, despite adjournment in the U.S. Senate yesterday without a vote. The settlement, first announced last December, stalled … Continue reading
Filed under Author: Matthew L.M. Fletcher, News
ACLU/Lewis & Clark Law School Panel on TLOA and Indian Women
The L&C Law School ACLU student group will be hosting the ACLU NW Civil Liberties Conference October 29-30, 2010 at Lewis & Clark Law School. One of the panels we have scheduled is “Access to Justice for Native American Women … Continue reading
Filed under Announcements, Author: Matthew L.M. Fletcher, Symposia
Trust Accounting Case re: Alabama Quassarte Tribal Town
Here is the opinion in Alabama-Quassarte Tribal Town v. United States (E.D. Okla.): Alabama-Quassrte Tribal Town v. United States. The court denied the government’s motion for summary judgment. An excerpt: In its Complaint, Plaintiff requests: (1) a declaratory judgment that … Continue reading
Filed under Author: Matthew L.M. Fletcher, Research
Gilmore v. Salazar: Effort by Indian Trust Land Owner to Force Federal Environmental Jurisdiction Fails
Here is the opinion in Gilmore v. Salazar (N.D. Okla.): Gilmore v. Salazar. An excerpt: Plaintiffs James E. Gilmore, Tammy S. Gilmore Springer, and Joanna K. Stand are members of the Quapaw Tribe of Oklahoma (the Tribe) and have an … Continue reading
Filed under Author: Matthew L.M. Fletcher, Environmental, Research
Eagle Rock Protester Sentenced
From the Mining Journal: MARQUETTE – Keweenaw Bay Indian Community member Charlotte Loonsfoot received a 30-day delay of sentence today on a misdemeanor trespass charge involving a May protest of the Kennecott Eagle Minerals Company at Eagle Rock. Loonsfoot, 37, … Continue reading
Filed under Author: Matthew L.M. Fletcher, Criminal, Environmental, Michigan Indian, News
American Indian Rockers
From the Smithsonian: “I look at you all, see the love there that’s sleeping, while my guitar gently weeps,” George Harrison sang to a packed audience at the 1971 Concert for Bangladesh in Madison Square Garden. A stoic Eric Clapton … Continue reading
Filed under Author: Matthew L.M. Fletcher
Federal Court Rejects Navajo Jurisdiction over Arizona School District — UPDATED
Here is the opinion in Red Mesa USD v. Yellowhair (D. Ariz.): Red Mesa USD Opinion. Here are the materials: Red Mesa Motion for Summary Judgment Navajo Cross-Motion for Summary Judgment Navajo Response Red Mesa Reply Navajo Reply
Filed under Author: Matthew L.M. Fletcher, Research, tribal courts
Ninth Circuit Affirms SORNA Conviction (Major Crimes Act is Underlying Conviction)
Here is the unpublished opinion in United States v. George. An excerpt: Defendant-Appellant Phillip William George (“George”) was convicted of the federal crime of sexual abuse of a minor on an Indian reservation in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 2243(a)and … Continue reading
Filed under Author: Matthew L.M. Fletcher, Criminal, Research
Seneca Brief in Second Circuit Appeal of Rejection of Leave to Intervene in Gaming Case
Here: Seneca Brief.
Filed under Author: Matthew L.M. Fletcher, gaming, Research
ACLU Voting Rights Project Cert Petition in Cottier v. City of Martin
Here. Lower court materials here. Questions presented: 1. Was the district court’s original finding that the plaintiffs had not established one of the threshold factors for a finding of vote dilution under Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act, 42 … 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
