Tag Archives: Federal Lawyer

Federal Lawyer Indian Law Issue 2017

Posted on April 10, 2017 by

Here: The Rapidly Increasing Extraction of Oil, and Native Women, in North Dakota During the past year, the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe and allies made national news as they gathered in prayerful ceremony at the confluence of the Missouri and … Continue reading →

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Fletcher on Statutory Divestiture of Tribal Sovereignty

Posted on February 20, 2017 by

“Statutory Divestiture of Tribal Sovereignty” is now available on SSRN, here. Forthcoming in the Federal Lawyer, April 2017. The abstract: The Supreme Court’s non-decision in Dollar General v. Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians is evidence not only of disagreement on … Continue reading →

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Attorney Alan Stay on the Culverts Decision

Posted on October 28, 2016 by

Here. My colleague Alan Stay was integrally involved in bringing the first treaty habitat case in U.S. v. WA, so this article makes for an interesting read.

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Professor Tsosie on Indigenous Identity & Sports Mascots

Posted on May 4, 2016 by

Professor Tsosie’s excellent Federal Lawyer article on identity and sports mascots is available below. Her longer law review article on these subjects is available here. Tsosie Fed Lawyer Art on Mascots As one of the curators of the Indian law … Continue reading →

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Two New Indian Law Articles in the Federal Lawyer

Posted on October 5, 2015 by

Here: Tribes, Same-Sex Marriage, and Obergefell v. Hodges: Tweedy on Same Sex Marriage Implementing VAWA 2013: Leonhard on Implementing VAWA

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Jessica Intermill on Federal Statutes of General Applicability

Posted on September 4, 2015 by

Jessica Intermill has published “Competing Sovereigns: Circuit Courts’ Varied Approaches to Federal Statutes in Indian Country” in the September 2015 issue of the Federal Lawyer. The article details the Sixth Circuit’s varied approaches in Little River Band of Ottawa Indians … Continue reading →

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Two Indian Law Articles in New Issue of Federal Lawyer

Posted on June 1, 2015 by

Here: Diversely Native Many federal Indian law professors have experienced some version of the following: We go to a law school to give a workshop on a specific aspect of federal Indian law and get a question along the lines … Continue reading →

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2015 Indian Law Issue of the Federal Lawyer

Posted on March 30, 2015 by

The annual Indian Law issue of the Federal Lawyer — which includes an article on Native veterans-active duty servicemembers by Kate Fort and Peter Vicaire — is here: April 2015 Current Judicial Profiles  Hon. William D. Johnson Chief Judge, Umatilla … Continue reading →

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Kate Fort & Peter Vicaire on Child Welfare and American Indian Active Duty Servicemembers and Veterans

Posted on January 21, 2015 by

Kathryn E. Fort and Peter S. Vicaire have posted “The Invisible Families: Child Welfare and American Indian Active Duty Servicemembers and Veterans,” forthcoming in the Federal Lawyer. The abstract: Child welfare issues as they involve Native military families are rarely discussed. … Continue reading →

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Federal Law 2014 Indian Law Issue

Posted on April 9, 2014 by

Here. Judicial Profiles of Tribal Judges (!) Hon. Theresa M. Pouley Chief Judge, Tulalip Tribal Court Tulalip Indian Reservation, Tulalip, Wash. Hon. Elizabeth Ann Kronk Warner Acting Chief Judge, Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians Court of Appeals And … Continue reading →

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