Monthly Archives: July 2011
Navajo Supreme Court Decides Navajo Sovereign Immunity Act Case
The caption is Begay v. Navajo Engineering & Construction Authority and the Navajo Nation. The opinion is here. Here is the court’s summary: In this appeal of a district court’s dismissal of a tort action for failure to state a claim … Continue reading
Chocolate Fry Bread
Just in case you wondered what the 53rd best food dish in the Phoenix area might be. Here is the article.
Filed under Author: Matthew L.M. Fletcher
Ho-Chunk Trial Court Issues Default Judgment against Former Nonmember Casino Employee
Here is the opinion in Ho-Chunk Nation v. Koenig. The defendant, along with another former casino employee, incorrectly distributed over $1300 to a casino patron, and now owes HCN over $600.
Filed under Author: Matthew L.M. Fletcher, gaming, Research
GTB and LTBB among Nine Tribes Nationally that have Substantially Complied with Sex Offender Registration Laws
Here is the press release. An excerpt: The States of Alabama, Delaware, Florida, Kansas, Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Nevada, Ohio, South Carolina, South Dakota, and Wyoming; as well as the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation, Confederated Tribes and … Continue reading
Filed under Author: Matthew L.M. Fletcher, Criminal, Michigan Indian, News
Tenth Circuit Vacates Sentence (Again) in Major Crimes Act Conviction
Here is the opinion in United States v. Lente. Here is our prior post on the case, which at one time turned on the import of prior tribal court DUI convictions. Here is our post on the prior CA10 opinion.
Filed under Author: Matthew L.M. Fletcher, Criminal, Research, tribal courts
Written Testimony in SCIA Hearing on Indian Gaming Regulation
Here is the witness list, with links to the written testimony: Panel # 1 The Honorable Tracie Stevens Chairwoman National Indian Gaming Commission, Washington, DC Written Testimony Panel # 2 Mr. Ernest L. Stevens Chairman National Indian Gaming Association, Washington, DC Written … Continue reading
Filed under Author: Matthew L.M. Fletcher, gaming, Legislation, Research
Wyandotte Nation v. Salazar: Off-Reservation Gaming Application Complaint
Here (as reported in Indianz): Wyandottte Nation v. Salazar Complaint
Filed under Author: Matthew L.M. Fletcher, fee to trust, gaming, Research
New Scholarship by Hokelei Lindsey on the Native Hawaiian Ceded Lands Trust
Hokelei Lindsey has posted her paper, “Native Hawaiians and the Ceded Lands Trust: Applying Self – Determination as an Alternative to the Equal Protection Analysis,” on SSRN. It is forthcoming in the American Indian Law Review. The AILR’s shift over … Continue reading
Filed under Author: Matthew L.M. Fletcher, Scholarship
Ho-Chunk Nation Trial Court Grants One and Denies One Petition to Access Gaming Per Cap Trust Fund
Here is the opinion granting a petition, In the Interest of Adult CTF Beneficiary: Joan M. Frank, DOB 03/27/1990 v. HCN Office of Tribal Enrollment, and here is the one denying a petition, In the Interest of Adult CTF Beneficiary: Tasha Hand, … Continue reading
Filed under Author: Matthew L.M. Fletcher, gaming, Research, tribal courts
FMLA Claim against Viejas Enterprises Dismissed
Here are the materials in Morrison v. Viejas Enterprises (S.D. Cal.): DCT Order Dismissing Morrison Complaint Viejas Motion to Dismiss Morrison Response Viejas Reply
Filed under Research, gaming, Author: Matthew L.M. Fletcher, sovereign immunity
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
