Here: Appellant Brief.pdfDownload Appellee Brief.pdfDownload Reply.pdfDownload Motion to Strike Reply Brief.pdfDownload Motion to Dismiss Appeal.pdfDownload Response.pdfDownload Creek Nation Motion to Authorize Amicus Brief.pdfDownload
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Here are the materials in The Tamarisk Rd. Trust UDT v. Prieto (C.D. Cal.): 23 Motion to Dismiss.pdfDownload 25 Opposition.pdfDownload 27 Reply.pdfDownload 30 DCT Order.pdfDownload
Here is the order in Crow Tribe of Indians v. Repsis (D. Wyo.): 107 DCT Order.pdfDownload Tenth Circuit order here. Lower court materials here. Casper
Arthur Lazarus, the general counsel of the Association on American Indian Affairs (and the drafter of the original bill that became the Indian Child Welfare
Here are the briefs in Kent v. LaCounte: Kent Opening Brief Government Brief Ora argument video here (be ready for discussion about Möbius strips and
Here are the materials in State v. Long (McIntosh County D. Ct.): District Court Decision.pdfDownload Motion to Dismiss.pdfDownload State Opposition.pdfDownload Raqib Shaw
Here is the opinion in Apache Stronghold v. United States. Links to briefs and other materials here.
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Gabriel R. Sanchez, A-dae Romero-Briones, and Raymond Foxworth have published “Murdered and missing women is the top issue facing Native American communities heading into the
Here are the materials in CHR Solutions Inc. v. Gila River Telecommunications Inc. (S.D. Tex.): 1 Complaint.pdfDownload 18 Motion to Dismiss.pdfDownload 24 Opposition.pdfDownload 25 Reply.pdfDownload
February 20-21, 2024Albuquerque, NM Registration is still open! Event agenda and details here. Travel Reimbursements & Waivers available for Tribal Education Departments and Tribal Colleges
Here is the opinion in United States v. Simpkins. Briefs: Opening Brief.pdfDownload Answer Brief.pdfDownload Reply.pdfDownload
Here are materials in Yazzie v. National Organization for Women (D.D.C.): 1-3 Complaint 30-2 NOW Motion for Summary J 33 Opposition 34 Reply 36 DCT
Here are the materials: Unpublished Opinion D080942.PDFDownload Opening Brief.pdfDownload County of San Diego Answer Brief.pdfDownload North County Transit District Answer Brief.pdfDownload Reply.pdfDownload
Here are the briefs in Muscogee (Creek) Nation v. City of Tulsa (N.D. Okla,): 18 Amicus Brief.PDFDownload 28 Tulsa Motion to Dismiss.pdfDownload 32 Creek Nation
Here are the available materials in In re the Extradition of Moreno (Haw. Ct. App.): Opening Brief.pdfDownload Answer Brief.pdfDownload Who wouldn’t want to be extradited
Here is the complaint in Advanced Simulation Technology LLC v. United States (Fed. Cl.): 1 Complaint.pdfDownload
Here is the complaint in Shoalwater Bay Indian Tribe v. Exxon Corp. (Wash. Super. Ct.): Complaint.pdfDownload
Here are the materials in Thlopthlocco Tribal Town v. Wiley (N.D. Oklahoma.): 176 Thlopthlocco MSJ.pdfDownload 177 MCN Judiciary MTD.pdfDownload 178 TTT Response to 177.pdfDownload 180
Here: State Opening Brief.pdfDownload HCI Answer Brief.pdfDownload Reply.pdfDownload Lower court materials here and here.
In view of two upcoming vacancies in the at-large membership of the Tribal Issues Advisory Group, the United States Sentencing Commission hereby invites any individual
Here: Letter to Senator Mary Felzkowski.pdfDownload Prior post here.
Here are the materials in Eagle Bear Inc. v. Blackfeet Indian Nation (D. Mont.) 118 Eagle Bear Supplemental Brief.pdfDownload 119 Blackfeet Supplemental Brief.pdfDownload 120 BIA
Here are the relevant materials in United States v. Smith (N.D. Okla.): 194 Motion for Acquittal.pdfDownload 207 Response.pdfDownload 208 DCT Order.pdfDownload
Been waiting for a rational actor to enter stage left before I post anything about this bullshit, and now they have. Here are the materials
On November 17, 2023, the North Dakota federal district court ruled in favor of the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians and the Spirit Lake
Here is the order in National Education Association of New Mexico v. Central Consolidated School District (N.M. Ct. App.): October 25, 2023- National Education Association
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On November 2, 2023, the North Dakota federal district court ruled in favor of the MHA Nation and North Dakota on motions for summary judgment.
Here, finalized on Nov. 1: 34-niac-final-report_version-11.1.23_final It’s over 200 pages, so I’ve only been able to skim it so far, but it appears incredibly comprehensive:
Here are the materials in Balli v. Akima Global Services LLC (S.D. Tex.): 1 Complaint.pdfDownload 5 Motion to Dismiss.pdfDownload 8 Response.pdfDownload 9 Reply.pdfDownload 14 Magistrate
Here. An excerpt: BCR did not comply with the procedural requirements of Rule 11, and the district court erred when it imposed Rule 11 sanctions
Here: La Posta Opening Brief.pdfDownload Yavapai Apache Response Brief.pdfDownload Calif Gambling Commission Response Brief.pdfDownload Prior post here.
Here is the motion in the now-consolidated case of Eastern Shawnee Tribe v. Drummond (N.D. Okla.): 34 Modoc Motion for Voluntary Dismissal.pdfDownload Prior post here.
8:30-10:30 ET Professionalism – An Interactive Activity (Ethics) Virjinya Torrez (Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma), Assistant Attorney General, Pascua Yaqui Tribe TJ McReynolds (Pueblo de San
Judicial Clerkships Panel Discussion October 17, 2023, 12-1 pm MTZoom Webinar with Q&A The tribal, state, and federal benches need more Native judges and judicial
Here: Michigan Brief.pdfDownload Tribes Amicus Brief.pdfDownload States Amicus Brief.pdfDownload 27-2.-FLOW-Amicus-Brief.pdfDownload
Amicus Briefs (also known as “friend of the court” briefs) in support of Nessel’s position were filed by 12 states and the District of Columbia, 63 Tribal
Here are the materials in Williams v. Big Picture Loans LLC (E.D. Va.): 1166 Williams MSJ.pdfDownload 1206 Opposition.pdfDownload 1241 Reply.pdfDownload 1406 DCT Order.pdfDownload Prior posts
Here: Stitt Opening Brief.pdfDownload Creek Seminole Amicus Brief.pdfDownload Cherokee Chickasaw Choctaw Amicus Brief.pdfDownload Tulsa Brief.pdfDownload Stitt Reply.pdfDownload Creek Seminole Reply Brief.pdfDownload Cherokee Chickasaw Choctaw Reply
The Government of Canada submitted a brief as amicus curiae to once again ask the Court to consider “Canada’s Treaty rights” by invoking the 1977
Here is the complaint in Fort Belknap Indian Community Planning and Development Corp. v. Weddle (D. Mont.): 1 Complaint.pdfDownload 1-2 Exhibit A.pdfDownload 1-3 Exhibit B.pdfDownload
The NNALSA Moot Court competition will be hosted by the Alexander Blewett III School of Law at the University of Montana on February 23-24, 2024.
The undersigned Tribal and First Nations submitted a petition to the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination to urge the Committee to examine the
Here is the opinion in Harris v. First Management Services LLC (N.D. Ill.): DCT Order.pdfDownload Briefs when PACER stops being a punk.
Here is the order in Becker v. Ute Indian Tribe. Lower court materials here.
Here is the order in Narragansett Indian Tribe v. Pollack (D.D.C.): 39 DCT Order.pdfDownload
Here is the unpublished opinion in Western Watersheds Project v. McCullough. And same for the Bartell Ranch/Burns Paiute case. Selected briefs: Burns Paiute Brief.PDFDownload Western
Here is the amended complaint in White Mountain Apache Tribe v. Su (D.D.C.): 38 Second Amended Complaint.pdfDownload
Here is the opinion in Hooper v. City of Tulsa. Briefs here and here. Substitute Hooper for Haley and Oklahoma for United States.
Here are the materials in Corrales v. California Gambling Control Commission: Unpublished Opinion.PDFDownload Jaune Smith Briefs: Corrales Opening Brief.pdfDownload State Brief.pdfDownload Corrales Reply.pdfDownload
This year’s conference will take place October 2-3, 2023, at Graton Resort & Casino located near San Francisco, CA. Registration is now open and available
Here is the opinion: CA10 Opinion.pdfDownload Briefs: McGirt Opening Brief.pdfDownload Government’s Brief.pdfDownload Reply.pdfDownload
Here are the materials in Unkechaug Indian Nation v. New York State Dept. of Environmental Conservation (E.D. N.Y.): Briefs here. 120 DCT Order.pdfDownload Jaune Smith
On June 15th, The United States Supreme Court has issued an opinion in the highly anticipated Haaland v. Brackeen case. The litigation involving three foster families, Texas, four
On June 8, 2023, the Supreme Court of the United States in Allen v Milligan upheld the lower court’s determination that the newly adopted Alabama congressional maps
United States’ Motion to Dismiss Amended ComplaintsDownload Tribal Nations Motion to DismissDownload Individual Plaintiffs’ OppositionDownload Garfield County Plaintiffs OppositionDownload SUWA Intervenors ReplyDownload Tribal Nation ReplyDownload
High school graduate Lena’ Black, an enrolled member of the Otoe-Missouria Tribe and of Osage descent, filed a lawsuit on May 15, 2023, against the Broken
Here are the materials so far in Shoshone-Bannock Tribes v. Vanir Construction Management, Inc. 1 Notice of Removal.pdfDownload 1-2 State Court Complaint.pdfDownload 3 Tribal Court
Here are the materials in State of Oklahoma v. Brester: OCCA Decision.pdfDownload Appellant Brief.pdfDownload Appellee Brief.pdfDownload Miami and Ottawa Tribes Amicus Brief.pdfDownload Peoria Tribe Amicus
Here are the materials so far in Mashkikii-Boodawaaning (Medicine Fireplace) v. Chippewa Valley Valley Agency Ltd. (W.D. Wis.): 11 First Amended Complaint.pdfDownload 14 Motion to
Here are the available materials in United States v. Peneaux (D.S.D.): 31 Motion to Dismiss.pdfDownload 38 DCT Order.pdfDownload An excerpt from the order: Federal law
Here are the available materials in HCI Distributing v. Hilgers (formerly Peterson) (D. Neb.): 124 HCI Motion for Summary J.pdfDownload 184 DCT Order.pdfDownload Prior post
Here is the opinion in Yellow Kidney v. Montana Office of Public Instruction: Order – Order Denying Motion To Dismiss.pdfDownload Briefs here.
Here are the materials in MHA Nation v. Dept. of the Interior: Opinion North Dakota Opening Brief.pdfDownload Federal Answer Brief.pdfDownload North Dakota Opening Brief.pdfDownload Reply.pdfDownload
Shea Esterling has published “The Journey Home: The Repatriation of the Maaso Kova” with the American Society of International Law.
If you cannot attend this event in person, we now have a virtual link! You can watch it virtually here: https://vimeo.com/event/3271405
Seeking Indigenous people who have given birth to participate in a research study to learn about your stories and experiences with feeding your baby. Angie
Here is the complaint in Seneca-Cayuga Nation v. Drummond (N.D. Okla.): 1 Complaint.pdfDownload Maybe time for some burn barrel protesting.
Here is the opinion in State of Alaska v. Federal Subsistence Board. Briefs here.
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Here is the cert petition in Sulgrove v. Spokane Tribe: Sulgrove Petition.pdfDownload Here are the questions presented: Whether landowners, whose water use was exempted from
Here is the opinion in Two Eagle v. United States. The briefs: Two Eagle Opening Brief.pdfDownload US Answer Brief.pdfDownload Reply.pdfDownload
Here are the updated materials in Cayuga Nation v. Parker (N.D. N.Y.): 64 Meyer Third Party Complaint.pdfDownload 65 Parker Third Party Complaint.pdfDownload 75-1 Tribe Motion
Here is the stipulation in Williams & Cochrane LLP v. Quechan Tribe of the Fort Yuma Reservation (S.D. Cal.): 389 Williams and Cochrane v Rosette
Here is the order in JLLJ Development LLC v. Kewadin Casinos Gaming Authority (Mich. Cir. Ct.): CC – Order GENERIC ORDER – CIVIL-CRIMINAL-DOMESTIC – 21-000189-CB-C30
Here is the opinion in Sauk-Suiattle Indian Tribe v. City of Seattle. Briefs here. Impressionist painting of the removal of a state court complaint to
Tenth Circuit Rules in Favor of Oil and Gas Extractors in Royalties Dispute [Wind River Reservation]
Here is the opinion in Merit Energy Company LLC v. Haaland. Briefs: Merit Opening Brief.pdfDownload Federal Brief.pdfDownload Merit Reply.pdfDownload Federal Reply.pdfDownload
Here is the report. 2022.12.15_alaska_findings_report_0.pdfDownload From the press release: The Department of Justice announced today that it found reasonable cause to believe that the State
Here are the new materials in Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians v. Haaland (formerly Bernhardt, Zinke, etc.) (D.D.C.): Time to rumble. 91 Sault
Here are the materials in Cherokee Nation v. Dept, of the Interior (D.D.C.): 106 Federal Motion to Dismiss.pdfDownload 107-1 Woommavovah Motion to Dismiss.pdfDownload 109 Shotton
California’s War of Extermination Against American Indians, led by the U.S. District Court of the Northern District Court of California Historical Society will take place
Here: Summary Disposition Order Darby Concurrence Combs Concurring Gurich Concurring Appellant Brief Related case here.