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Category Archives: Author: Matthew L.M. Fletcher
Gov. Snyder Refuses to Concur with Interior on KBIC Off-Reservation Casino Application
Here, via Pechanga. This is interesting: Governor Snyder did state that he was open to relocation as part of a broader agreement between the tribe and the state. Potential points for such an agreement include: · Allowing local governments to … Continue reading
Federal Court Denies Emergency Motion to Allow Cherokee Freedmen to Vote
Here are the materials in Cherokee Nation v. Nash (N.D. Okla.): DCT Order Denying TRO Robin Mayes Motion for TRO News coverage here.
Wrongful Death Action arising from Hot Pursuit against Warm Springs Police Dismissed
Here are the materials in Estate of Kalama v. Jefferson County (D. Or.): DCT Order Adopting Recommendations Magistrate Recommendations Warm Springs Motion Plainitffs’ Response Warm Springs Reply
Posted in Author: Matthew L.M. Fletcher, Research, sovereign immunity, Tribal Codes
Tagged Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs Reservation of Oregon v. Ambac Assurance Corporation, District of Oregon, Estate of Kalama v. Jefferson County, tribal court exhaustion doctrine, tribal sovereign immunity, tribal tort claims ordinance
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Fletcher Trip Up to the Soo
Here’s the Soo Locks, once the home of one of the greatest fisheries in the northern hemisphere, the subject of this treaty: Now: Dropped by Henry and Jane’s place, but I missed them by damn near 200 years: Huh. Interesting … Continue reading
Wells Fargo Sues Chukchansi for Trust Indenture Violations arising from Leadership Dispute
Here are the materials in Wells Fargo Bank v. Chukchansi Economic Development Authority (N.Y. Sup. Ct.): Summons and Complaint Order to Show Cause Memorandum of Law
Michigan Sixth Circuit Answer Brief in Michigan v. Sault Ste. Marie Tribe
Here: Michigan Brief Opening brief is here.
Gaming Facility Lease Dispute Dismissed from Conn. Courts
Here is the opinion in Big Bubba’s BBQ, LLC v. Mohegan Tribal Gaming Auth. (Conn. Super.) (PDF). An excerpt: As a matter of fact and of law, this court finds no waiver of sovereign immunity that would permit this court … Continue reading
New Scholarship on Winters Rights
Jesse H. Alderman has posted his paper, “Winters and Water Conservation: A Proposal to Halt ‘Water Laundering’ in Tribal Negotiated Settlements in Favor of Monetary Compensation,” on SSRN. The final version of the paper appears in the Virginia Environmental Law … Continue reading
