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Tag Archives: equal protection
First Circuit Remands Equal Protection Challenge to Mass. Gaming Law; Remands for Trial on Merits (and Carcieri)
The opinion is here. Excerpts: Given this situation, the lack of clear answers on questions of both state and federal law, the shifting of the nature of the injury to KG, and the apparent attempt to allow some time for … Continue reading
Federal Court Dismisses Effort by Puyallup Woman to Avoid State Wholesale Cigarette Taxes
Here are the materials in Matheson v. Smith (W.D. Wash.): DCT Order Dismissing Matheson Complaint Matheson Motion for PI State Motion to Dismiss
Posted in Author: Matthew L.M. Fletcher, Research, sovereign immunity, taxation
Tagged Coeur d'Alene Tribe, Eleventh Amendment, equal protection, gender discrimination, indian taxation, Matheson v. Smith, Puyallup Indian Tribe, state sovereign immunity, Tax Injunction Act, Western District of Washington
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Ninth Circuit Rejects Challenge to Cal. Anti-Affirmative Action Statute
Here is the opinion.
More Materials in KG Urban v. Patrick
Here: KG Urban Complaint 15 KG v Patrick answer Our previous post is here.
Federal Court Affirms Mass. Gaming Law Granting Preference to Tribes
Here is the lengthy opinion. No bones about it. This is a scary opinion delving at length into the constitutional infirmities of the political status classification doctrine first articulated in Morton v. Mancari. This judge would apply strict scrutiny but … Continue reading
Important Michigan Tribal Court Decision re: Civil Rights, Judicial Immunity, and the Awarding of Attorney Fees
Here is the decision in Joseph Martin v. Little River Band of Ottawa Indians from the Little River Band Tribal Court (Judge Bill Brott, sitting pro tem): Martin v. LRB.
Posted in Author: Matthew L.M. Fletcher, Michigan Indian, Research, sovereign immunity, tribal courts
Tagged attorney fees, due process, equal protection, Indian Civil Rights Act, judicial immunity, Little River Band Tribal Court, Martin v. Little River Band of Ottawa Indians, tribal sovereign immunity
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Update on Miccosukee Tribe’s Ongoing Everglades Case
Here are two recent orders in Miccosukee Tribe v. United States (S.D. Fla.), the upshot being that an equal protection claim against the federal government has survived a motion to dismiss: Miccosukee v US DCT Order on Motion to Dismiss … Continue reading
