Monthly Archives: October 2011
Barbara Creel on Tribal Court Convictions and Federal Sentencing
Barbara Creel (who will be one of our distinguished speakers this weekend) has posted her paper, “Tribal Court Convictions and the Federal Sentencing Guidelines: Respect for Tribal Courts and Tribal People in Federal Sentencing,” on SSRN. It is forthcoming in … Continue reading
Filed under Author: Matthew L.M. Fletcher, Criminal, Scholarship, tribal courts
NPR: Part 2 of ICWA Series–”Tribes Question Foster Group’s Power and Influence”
Here.
Filed under Author: Matthew L.M. Fletcher, ICWA, News
Ninth Circuit Affirms Conviction in U.S. v. Has the Eagle
Here is the unpublished opinion.
Filed under Author: Matthew L.M. Fletcher, Criminal, Research
WaPo Coverage of Asian Carp Cert Petition
Here.
Filed under Author: Matthew L.M. Fletcher, Environmental, News, Supreme Court
Removal Begins on Washington’s Condit Dam
A portion of the article from the Seattle Times: Yakama Nation tribal elders have called the area a “paradise,” recalling stories about tribal members fishing, hunting and gathering berries and other native plants before the dam was built. Tribal houses … Continue reading
Filed under Author: Adrea Korthase, Environmental
Conservative Advocacy Group Joins Appeal of Cobell Settlement
From How Appealing: “Business Group Files Opposition To $3.4B Cobell Settlement”: At “The BLT: The Blog of Legal Times,” Mike Scarcella has a post that begins, “A conservative think tank that advocates for free enterprise and limited government is challenging … Continue reading
Filed under Author: Matthew L.M. Fletcher, Research
Update in Hul’qumi’num Land Claim: Press Release and Link to IACHR Presentation this Weekend
The Hul’qumi’num Land Claim presentation before the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights WILL BE WEBCAST LIVE ON THE IACHR WEBSITE on Friday, October 28 and 9am ET, from the Padilha Vidal Room of the Commission, and will also be available for taped … Continue reading
Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe Sues NLRB
Here are the materials in Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe v. National Labor Relations Board (E.D. Mich.): SCIT Complaint SCIT Motion for Preliminary Injunction TT’s own Andrew Adams is co-counsel on this one.
Michigan v. United States Army Corps of Engineers Cert Petition (Asian Carp)
Here: Asian Carp Cert Pet_10 26 2011 Questions presented: This multi-sovereign dispute involves the imminent invasion of Asian carp into the Great Lakes ecosystem. Although the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals concluded that catastrophic harm has a “good” or “perhaps … Continue reading
GAO Report: IHS Response to Sexual Assaults and Domestic Violence
Here. From the summary: GAO’s survey of IHS and tribally operated hospitals showed that the ability of these hospitals to collect and preserve medical forensic evidence in cases of sexual assault and domestic violence—that is, to offer medical forensic services—varies … Continue reading
Filed under Author: Kate E. Fort, 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
