Monthly Archives: December 2011
Cert Petition in In re Beaulieu: Chance for SCT to Clarify PL280 Confusion in Minnesota and Wisconsin
Here: In re Beaulieu Cert Petition Here are the questions presented: 1. Does Public Law 280 (18 U.S.C. § 1162 and 28 U.S.C. (1360) give the State of Wisconsin jurisdiction to involuntarily civilly commit a member of a federally recognized Indian … Continue reading
Filed under Author: Matthew L.M. Fletcher, Criminal, Research, Supreme Court
United States Files Cert Petition in Sebelius v. Southern Ute: Another Contract Support Costs Petition
Here: Sebelius v Southern Ute Petition The government asks that this petition be held pending the outcome of the other petitions (Ramah Navajo Chapter and Arctic Slope).
Filed under Author: Matthew L.M. Fletcher, Research, Supreme Court
Minnesota Court Recognizes Tribal Court Judgment of $19 Million against Gaming World International
Here is the news coverage. We posted about the tribal court decision here.
Filed under Author: Matthew L.M. Fletcher, gaming, Research, tribal courts
Update in Dollar General v. Mississippi Choctaw: Tribal Jurisdiction Upheld
Here are the materials in Dolgen Corp. v. Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians (S.D. Miss.): Dollar General Motion for Summary J Mississippi Band Opposition Memorandum Opinion and Order Materials from a 2008 TRO motion in the same case are here.
AUSA Positions in Michigan and Wisconsin
From the State Bar of Michigan blog: The Department of Justice has just posted the following positions in or adjacent to Michigan, noting that due to temporary funding restrictions, all the posts may not all be filled: United States Attorney’s … Continue reading
Filed under Announcements, Author: Kate E. Fort, jobs
Native American Calling Program on Tribal Disenrollments TODAY
Here is a description (the NAC website is here): Thursday, December 22, 2011– Disenrollment Dividing Tribes: The First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution guarantees American citizens the right to freedom of speech. Recently, seven members of a California tribe were banned … Continue reading
Filed under Announcements, Author: Matthew L.M. Fletcher
Federal Court in Bench Trial Rules against Osage Challenge to Wind Farm
Here is the opinion in Osage Nation v. Wind Capital Group LLC (N.D. Okla.): DCT Judgment against Osage Here is the complaint.
Update in Cobell v. Salazar (Kimberly Craven Appeal)
Here are the D.C. Circuit briefs so far in Kimberly Craven’s challenge to the Cobell settlement: Craven Brief Cobell Brief Federal Government Brief
Filed under Author: Matthew L.M. Fletcher, Research, trust relationship
Special Issue of Environmental Justice (“Environmental Justice in Native America”) Now Available
Edited by MSU prof Kyle Whyte. Table of contents here. Articles by Jim Grijalva, Sarah Krakoff, and several others.
Filed under Author: Matthew L.M. Fletcher, Environmental, Scholarship
Navajo Nation Sues Federal Government over Remains Taken from Canyon de Chelly Decades Ago
Here is the complaint in Navajo Nation v. United States Department of Interior (D. Ariz.): 2011-12-19 Complaint And three news articles covering the suit — here, here, and here.
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
