Monthly Archives: October 2011
SCOTUSblog Lists Gila River Indian Community v. Lyon as Petition to Watch
Here: Gila River Indian Community v. Lyon Pending petition Docket No. Op. Below Argument Opinion Vote Author Term 11-80 9th Cir. TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD Issue: (1) Whether, under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 19(b), courts may adjudicate and … Continue reading
Filed under Author: Matthew L.M. Fletcher, Research, Supreme Court
Minnesota Supreme Court Releases In re R.S.
Here is the opinion: Opinion – Published The court’s syllabus: 1. The plain language of 25 U.S.C. § 1911(b) (2006) is not ambiguous and, with respect to an Indian child not residing or domiciled within the child’s tribe’s reservation, permits transfer to … Continue reading
Filed under Author: Matthew L.M. Fletcher, ICWA, Research
2011 White House Tribal Nations Conference
THE WHITE HOUSE Office of the Press Secretary ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 24, 2011 President Obama Announces 2011 White House Tribal Nations Conference WASHINGTON – On Friday, December 2, 2011, President Obama will host the White House Tribal Nations … Continue reading
Filed under Announcements, Author: Matthew L.M. Fletcher
Ten Important Tribal Court Opinions (for NAICJA)
As part of a promise I gave to the members of the National American Indian Court Judges Association today (via videotape), I offer (with apologies to Walter Echo-Hawk) ten of the most important tribal court decisions of the last 20 … Continue reading
Filed under Author: Matthew L.M. Fletcher, Research, tribal courts
Napa and Sonoma County Motion to Dismiss Mishewal Wappo Federal Recognition Suit Denied
Here are the materials in Mishewal Wappo Tribe of Alexander Valley v. Salazar (N.D. Cal.): DCT Order Denying Intervenors Motion to Dismiss Intervenor Counties Motion to Dismiss Federal Defendants Reponse Mishewal Wappo Opposition Intervenor Counties Reply
Article III Standing Order in Sacred Sites Challenge to Chevron Energy Solutions Lucerne Solar Project
Here is the opinion in La Cuna De Aztlan Sacred Sites Prot. Circle Advisory Comm. v. United States DOI (C.D. Cal.): DCT Order on Standing Federal Defendants Motion to Dismiss La Cuna Opposition Federal Defendants Reply
Help Raise Awareness about the Epidemic of Violence against Native Women in the U.S.
Be the first to view a new promo from the Indian Law Resource Center to create awareness about violence against Native women. Now is the time to seek change that will improve the safety of Native communities, provide access to … Continue reading
Filed under Uncategorized
Part One of Three Part NPR Investigation in ICWA Compliance
Utterly devastating. Here. An excerpt: Key Findings Of This Investigation * Each year, South Dakota removes an average of 700 Native American children from their homes. Indian children are less than 15 percent of state’s the child population, but make … Continue reading
Filed under Author: Matthew L.M. Fletcher, ICWA, News
Stanford Law School Panel on Indian Gaming
The [Stanford] Native American Law Students Association (NALSA) is co-sponosoring a panel at Shaking the Foundations on: Casino Justice: Impacts of Tribal Gaming on Indian Communities Saturday, October 29, 2011. Law School Room 280A. 4:00-5:30 PM. American Indians have amassed … Continue reading
Filed under Announcements, Author: Matthew L.M. Fletcher, gaming, Symposia
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
