The United States petitioned for cert in the ongoing Navajo Nation case over the Peabody Coal debacle. The Supreme Court held in 2003 that the Indian Mineral Leasing Act did not create a duty, but the Federal Circuit on remand resurrected the claim. Once again, the claim may give rise to $600 million in damages [...]
Ho-Chunk Nation has filed a cert petition in its dispute over revenue sharing with the State of Wisconsin.
Here is the petition — hcn-cert-petition
Here is the docket site — No. 07-1402.
Here are the rest of the materials — CA7 opinion and some briefs — rest of the materials.
SCOTUSBlog isn’t taking any chances with Indian law now.
The Kickapoo v. Texas petition is on its watch list for the May 29, 2008 conference (here).
Docket: 07-1109
Case name: Kickapoo Traditional Tribe of Texas v. Texas, et al.
Issue: Whether, following Seminole Tribe v. Florida (1996), the Secretary of the Interior may establish procedures for Indian [...]
From the AP:
TULSA, Okla. (AP) - Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama believes Congress should let the judicial system do its work before getting involved in a dispute over Cherokee citizenship.
Obama says an injunction is in place protecting the rights of Cherokee freedmen, and Congress should not undermine the legal process.
Cherokee citizens voted last year to [...]
From Indianz:
The Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians is facing pressure to make sure its commercial casino in Detroit complies with state law.
The tribe has fallen behind on construction of a permanent Greektown Casino. Revenues have dropped and the facility’s debt-to-earnings ratio isn’t meeting state requirements. In hopes of resolving the [...]
Belanger v. Parish Complaint
Exhibit Property Location Drawing
From the AP:
DETROIT (AP) — If smoking is banned in Detroit bars, restaurants and workplaces, Betty Gilbert says it will hurt the city’s casinos.
Gilbert, who was smoking a cigarette Friday with members of her bowling team on a sidewalk near Greektown Casino downtown, should know. The 69-year-old from Cape May County, N.J. — who said [...]
Here are the briefs (Indianz coverage here):
hri-opening-brief
state-of-new-mexico-amicus-brief
epa-brief
navajo-nation-brief
hri-reply-brief
state-of-new-mexico-amicus-reply-brief-unfiled
Indianz reports that the district court judge in South Dakota will adopt the report and recommendation of the Magistrate in United States v. Erickson (dct-order-adopting-rr-in-erickson-case). Here are the rest of the materials.
