Category Archives: Author: Matthew L.M. Fletcher

The Onion: “Ecstatic American Indians Praise ‘The Lone Ranger’”

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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

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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.

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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

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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

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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

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Michigan Sixth Circuit Answer Brief in Michigan v. Sault Ste. Marie Tribe

Here: Michigan Brief Opening brief is here.

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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

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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

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Grand Canyon Skywalk Developer David Jin Dies of Cancer

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