Monthly Archives: September 2011
Douglas Sanderson on Commercial Law and Indigenous Sovereignty
Douglas Sanderson has posted “Commercial Law and Indigenous Sovereignty” on SSRN. Here is the abstract: Despite the ubiquitous nature of commercial law, discussions about Indigenous sovereignty tend to focus on the big picture themes of lands, resources and economic development … Continue reading
SCIA Press Release on GAO Report on IHS Billing
SENATORS URGE IMPROVEMENTS TO INDIAN HEALTH SERVICE WASHINGTON – A bipartisan group of senators is urging Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius and other top administration officials to act quickly to improve health care delivery to American Indians and … Continue reading
Filed under Author: Matthew L.M. Fletcher, Research
Federal Government Moves to Dismiss Its Claims against Oglala Sioux Tribe in Light of Settlement
Here: USA V. OST – US MOTION TO DISMISS (9-26-11) Here is the settlement.
Filed under Author: Matthew L.M. Fletcher, Research
North Dakota ACLU Seeks Community Organizer
Career Opportunity COMMUNITY ORGANIZER [SD-04] American Civil Liberties Union Foundation National Office, Fargo, ND The American Civil Liberties Union Foundation (ACLU), founded in 1920, is a nationwide, nonprofit, nonpartisan organization, with more than 500,000 members and is dedicated to the principles … Continue reading
Filed under Announcements, Author: Matthew L.M. Fletcher, jobs
New General Accounting Office Report on IHS
Here. H/t Pechanga. Here is the GAO summary: The Indian Health Service (IHS), an agency in the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), provides health care to American Indians and Alaska Natives. When care at an IHS-funded facility is … Continue reading
Filed under Author: Matthew L.M. Fletcher, Research
Jeffrey Fisher on A Supreme Court Clinic’s Place in the Supreme Court Bar
Jeffrey Fisher has posted his paper, “A Supreme Court Clinic’s Place in the Supreme Court Bar” on SSRN. His clinic at Stanford had assisted the Navajo Nation and other tribes in filing a cert petition in Navajo Nation v. USFS, … Continue reading
Filed under Author: Matthew L.M. Fletcher, Scholarship, Supreme Court
Supreme Court Order List from Long Conference: No Oneida or Navajo Grants
Here is today’s order list. Next week, the Court will issue the order list of denials. Presumably, that means United States v. New York, Oneida Indian Nation v. Oneida County, EEOC v. Peabody Western Coal Co., Navajo Nation v. EEOC, … Continue reading
Filed under Author: Matthew L.M. Fletcher, Supreme Court
Denial of Motion to Intervene in Now-Closed Wilton Miwok Rancheria v. Salazar
Here are those materials: Historic Families Motion to Intervene DCT Order Denying Motion to Intervene
Filed under Author: Matthew L.M. Fletcher, Research
Update in Columbe v. Rosebud Sioux Tribe
The court has dismissed the plaintiff’s claims that were not appealed to the tribal appellate court for failure to exhaust tribal remedies. Other claims remain extant due to a waiver of immunity. Here are the materials: DCT Granting Motion to … Continue reading
Update in Wyandotte Nation v. Salazar
The government has moved to change venue and the State of Kansas has moved to intervene: Salazar Motion to Transfer Venue Kansas Motion to Intervene
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
