Monthly Archives: August 2011
BMG v. Chukchansi Gold Resort and Casino Dismissed under Rule 46
Here is the Supreme Court docket noting the dismissal yesterday.
Filed under Author: Matthew L.M. Fletcher, Research, Supreme Court
Evans v Wapato Heritage LLC Cert Petition
Here: Evans Cert Petition Questions presented: I. Should this Court grant this petition to address the court of appeals’ and district court’s lack of subject matter jurisdiction over this matter? II. Should this Court grant this petition to address the … Continue reading
Filed under Author: Matthew L.M. Fletcher, Research, Supreme Court
Indian Land Working Group Amicus Brief in Support of Petition in Gila River Indian Community v. Lyon
Here: Indian Land Working Group Amicus in Support of Cert Petition The cert petition is here.
Filed under Author: Matthew L.M. Fletcher, Research, Supreme Court
Francis, Leeds, Organick, and Jefferson Exum on Concurrent Criminal Jurisdiction in Kansas
John J. Francis, [Dean] Stacy L. Leeds, Aliza Organick, and Jelani Jefferson Exum have published “Reassessing Concurrent Tribal-State-Federal Criminal Jurisdiction in Kansas” in the University of Kansas Law Review.
Filed under Author: Matthew L.M. Fletcher, Criminal, Research, Scholarship
News From Indian Country Op-Ed on Cherokee Freedmen
Here. Cherokees flee the moral high ground over Freedmen by Robert Warrior Cherokee Chief Chad Smith is wrong and Representative Melvin Watt (D-North Carolina) is right. As those who follow the American Indian political world know, earlier this year an … Continue reading
Filed under Author: Kate E. Fort
Northern Express Profile of GTB Chairman Derek Bailey
Here is the article. An excerpt: Chairman Derek Bailey of the Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians (GTB) recently postponed a family getaway to the Upper Peninsula to speak at a memorial service. These constant schedule changes and … Continue reading
Filed under Author: Matthew L.M. Fletcher, Michigan Indian, News
Cherokee Supreme Court Dismisses Challenge to Cherokee Freedmen Disenfranchisement
Here is the opinion in Cherokee Nation Registrar v. Nash (h/t Indianz): SC-11-02 15-Opinion CN Registrar v Nash And the relevant briefs: Cherokee Nation Appellant Brief Nash Answer Brief Cherokee Nation Reply
Filed under Author: Matthew L.M. Fletcher, Research, tribal courts
Pommersheim’s Broken Landscape Reviewed in the Law and History Review
Here.
Filed under Author: Kate E. Fort
Michelle Bachmann’s Indian Tax Case
Here is the case: Manypenny v CIR. More details from this article, and an excerpt: Bachmann appears to have represented the IRS only twice in cases tried in U.S. Tax Court _ both small cases _ according to a search of … Continue reading
Filed under Author: Matthew L.M. Fletcher, taxation
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
