Monthly Archives: October 2011
Navajo SCT Decision Reversing Navajo Labor Commission on Termination of Law Firm Staff Member
Here is the Navajo Nation Supreme Court’s opinion in Rosenfelt & Buffington v. Johnson. From the court’s syllabus: In this appeal of a Navajo Nation Labor Commission’s finding that termination of an employee was not for just cause because each of … Continue reading
Filed under Author: Matthew L.M. Fletcher, Research, tribal courts
Materials in ERTC v. Los Coyotes: Eviction of Military Training Center
In a case AK reported last weekend, here are the materials in ERTC LLC v. Los Coyotes Band of Cahuilla and Cupeno Indians (S.D. Cal.): DCT Order Denying TRO against Los Coyotes ERTC Motion for TRO Los Coyotes Opposition And … Continue reading
Eighth Circuit, Over a Dissent, Affirms 48-Year Sentence for Indian Juvenile Convicted of Murder
Here is the court’s opinion in United States v. Boneshirt. A lengthy excerpt from the dissent: As a longtime federal judge, I have seen and reviewed scores of cases in which Indian males have been convicted of assaultive crimes, including … Continue reading
Filed under Author: Matthew L.M. Fletcher, Criminal, Research
Federal Court Finds Interior Violates Self-Determination Act in Denying 638 Public Safety Funds to Tribes in PL280 States
Here are the materials in Los Coyotes Band of Cahuilla and Cupeno Indians (S.D. Cal.): DCT Order Granting Los Coyotes Motion Los Coyotes Band Motion for Summary J Interior Motion for Summary J Los Coyotes Reply Interior Reply
Filed under Author: Matthew L.M. Fletcher, Criminal, Research
ICT Coverage of Hul’qumi’num Treaty Group Land Claim Presentation at IACHR
Here. An excerpt: WASHINGTON—Six First Nations of British Columbia have taken to the international legal sphere in an effort to shame the Canadian government into recognizing long-standing land claims. Their rationale is simple: We never gave you the land, you … Continue reading
Filed under Author: Matthew L.M. Fletcher, international law, News
NLRB Motion to Dismiss Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe Complaint
Here: NLRB Motion to Dismiss The complaint and related materials are here.
Filed under Author: Matthew L.M. Fletcher, economic development, gaming, Research
Supreme Court Denies Gila River Indian Community v. Lyon
Order here.
Filed under Author: Kate E. Fort, Supreme Court
Los Coyotes Tribe Evicts Military Training Center
The first part of the article from Sign On San Diego: The Los Coyotes Indian tribe can evict the military training center that has been operating on its remote North County reservation since last year, according to a ruling a … Continue reading
Filed under Author: Adrea Korthase, 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
