Check out “The Sovereignty Problem in Federal Indian Law” on SSRN. Here is the abstract: There is a sovereignty problem in federal Indian law, namely,
Here are the materials in United States v. Good Left: Unpublished Opinion: 231295U.pdfDownload Opening Brief.pdfDownload Government Brief.pdfDownload Reply.pdfDownload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 are the materials in Temple v. Roberts (D.S.D.): 180-1 Oglala Sioux Tribal Court Decision 213 Federal Trial Brief 215 Temple Pre-Trial Brief 228 DCT
Here is “Native Negotiations are a Winning Alternative to Courts.”
Here are the materials so far in Shaff v. Claymore (D.S.D.): 1 Complaint.pdfDownload 1-1 Emergency Petition to Exclude.pdfDownload 1-2 Civil Complaint in Frasier v Shaff.pdfDownload
Here are the materials in Brown v. Choctaw Resort Development Enterprise (S.D. Miss.): 1 Complaint 7 Motion to Dismiss 9 Response 10 Reply 19 DCT
Here are the materials in Arocha v. Blackman (D. Mont.): 10 Amended Habeas Petition.pdfDownload 22 Motion to Dismiss.pdfDownload 24 Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings.pdfDownload
Here is the opinion in Medina v. Estate of Cody: 1 CA-CV 22-0709 – Medina v. Chee – Opinion.pdfDownload An excerpt: The issue before us
Here is the order in Grayson v. Citizenship Board (MCN Dist. Ct.): mcn dist. ct., order and opinion on appeal from citizenship board of the
Here are the materials in Pueblo of Pojoaque v. Biedsheid (D.N.M.): 18 Amended Complaint.pdfDownload 36-1 Buffalo Thunder MSJ.pdfDownload 41 Peña Opposition.pdfDownload 43 Biedsheid Opposition.pdfDownload 44
Adam Crepelle and Ilia Murtazashvili have posted “Artificial Intelligence on Indian Reservations in the United States: Prospects and Challenges” on SSRN. Here is the abstract:
Here are the materials so far in Sichenzia Ross Ference LLP v. Skull Valley Band of Goshute Indians of Utah (S.D. N.Y.): 1 Complaint.pdfDownload 7
Here are the materials in United States v. Kills Warrior (D.S.D.): 1 Indictment.pdfDownload 36 Motion to Dismiss.pdfDownload 38 Government Opposition.pdfDownload 40 Magistrate Order.pdfDownload 41 Objection.pdfDownload
Here is the order in Shoshone-Bannock Tribes v. Vanir Construction Management Inc. (D. Idaho): 21 Magistrate Order.pdfDownload Briefs here.
Here are the materials in Turpen v. Muckleshoot Tribal Court (W.D. Wash.): 45 Turpen Motion for Summary J.pdfDownload 46 Tribe Opposition.pdfDownload 47 Turpen Reply.pdfDownload 49
It’s an older case, from back in April, but here are the materials in Gilliland v. Barteaux (N.D. Okla.): 1 Habeas Petition.pdfDownload 9 Motion to
Sarah Deer has published “Feminist Jurisprudence in Tribal Courts: An Untapped Opportunity” in the Yale Journal of Law and Feminism. An excerpt: What if every
Here are the materials in Dakota Metal Fabrication v. Parisien (D.N.D.): 1 Complaint.pdfDownload 1-3 Motion to Dismiss.pdfDownload 6 Response.pdfDownload 9 Reply.pdfDownload 21 DCT Order.pdfDownload
Here: Lexington Opening Brief.pdfDownload Suquamish Answer Brief.pdfDownload Reply TK. Lower court materials here.
Seth E. Montgomery has published “ICRA’s Exclusionary Rule” in the Boston University Law Review. The abstract: The Fourth Amendment does not limit the actions of
The Michigan State Law Review Forum has published my short article, “Due Process and Equal Protection in Michigan Anishinaabe Courts.” Check it out.
Here are the materials so far in Hanson v. Parisien (D.N.D.): 1 Complaint.pdfDownload 3-1 Tribal Motion to Dismiss.pdfDownload 6 Hanson Response to MTD.pdfDownload 8 Hanson
It is with great pleasure to announce the Indian Law Clinic at MSU received an initial $200,000 to fund a Tribal Appellate Clerk Project from
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
Gregory Bigler has posted “7000 Dzo-Gaw-law (Ancestors)” on SSRN. Here is the abstract: I read Stories from the Euchee Reservation on a plane. I read
Payment v. Election Committee APP-22-02 Opinion and Order.APvElec.pdfDownload Hoffman v. Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians Board of Directors Opinion & Order.Hoffman.pdfDownload MacLeod v.
Here. NDN badass, unrelated to the content of this article.
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Here are the materials in Eagle Bear Inc. v. Blackfeet Indian Nation (D. Mont.): 51 Eagle Bear 2d Motion for Injunction 54 Blackfeet Opposition 57
Here are the materials in Suquamish Tribe v. Smith (W.D. Wash.): 1 Complaint .pdfDownload 1-3 Suquamish COA Opinion.pdfDownload 52 Suquamish MSJ.pdfDownload 54 Lexington MSJ.pdfDownload 62
Here: Tribe Opening Brief.pdfDownload WPX Answer Brief.pdfDownload Lower court materials here.
Fletcher has posted “Reflections on Professionalism in Tribal Jurisdictions,” a short paper prepared for a special issue of the Michigan Bar Journal. The abstract: In
Here is the opinion in Casey v. Muscogee (Creek) Nation: Doc.-13-Order-and-Opinion-08012022.pdfDownload
Doc.-19-Order-and-Opinion-07202022.pdfDownload
Here are the materials in City of Seattle v. Sauk-Suiattle Tribal Court (W.D. Wash.): 13 Motion to Dismiss.pdfDownload 24 Response.pdfDownload 29 Reply.pdfDownload 31 DCT Order.pdfDownload
Here is today’s order list. The denied petition is Acres Bonusing Inc. v. Marston — cert stage briefs here: Acres Bonusing Cert Petition Opposition Reply
Here are the materials so far in Brown v. Haaland (D. Nev.): The Nevada Independent 6 Complaint 29 Motion to Amend Complaint 41 Tribe Motion
Here: Becker Pet. for Cert..pdfDownload Questions presented: Whether a federal court may force a non-consenting, non-Indian plaintiff to exhaust his claims in tribal court when
Here are the materials in City of Seattle v. Sauk-Suiattle Tribal Court (W.D. Wash.): Sauk-Suiattle Canoe Racers 2 Complaint 2-1 Exhibit A 2-2 Exhibit B
Here is the opinion in Becker v. Ute Indian Tribe. Briefs: Ute Opening Brief Becker Brief Lawrence Brief Ute Reply Lower court order here: 136