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29 Palms Band v. Schwarzeneggar State Income Tax Case

Matthew L.M. Fletcher wrote 3 hours ago: As this article reports, the 29 Palms Band sued the State of California over gaming-related income o … more →

Tags: Gaming, Research, Taxation, 29 Palms Band of Mission Indians v. Schwarzeneggar, Central District of California, indian gaming regulatory act, indian taxation, State Income Tax

N.Y. Appellate Division Dismisses Contract Counterclaims against Oneida

Matthew L.M. Fletcher wrote 1 day ago: Here is the opinion in Oneida Indian Nation of N.Y. v. Hunt Construction Group, reversing a trial co … more →

Tags: Gaming, Research, sovereign immunity, New York Appellate Division, Oneida Indian Nation of N.Y. v. Hunt Construction Group, Medios

NYTS on the NMAI's Horse Culture Exhibit

Matthew L.M. Fletcher wrote 2 days ago: From the NYTs: When Christopher Columbus first came to America, there were no natives on horseback t … more →

Tags: cultural resources, News, A Song for the Horse Nation, Emil Her Many Horses, Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian

Idaho Federal Court Declines to Issue Order to Tribal Court in Criminal Case

Matthew L.M. Fletcher wrote 2 days ago: In Chippewa v. Shoshone-Bannock Tribes Fort Hall Indian Reservation (D. Idaho), the court held that … more →

Tags: Criminal, Research, Tribal Courts, All Writs Act, Chippewa v. Shoshone-Bannock Tribes Fort Hall Indian Re, District of Idaho, tribal criminal jurisdiction

Fitch Ratings Waiting for Federal Government to Make Indian Gaming Decisions

Matthew L.M. Fletcher wrote 2 days ago: From dBusinessNews (via Pechanga): In a special report released today (Nov 2009 Fitch Report), Fitch … more →

Tags: fee to trust, Gaming, News, Research, Carcieri v. Salazar, Fitch Ratings, indian gaming regulatory act, Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation, off-reservation gaming

US Dismissed from Employment Claim against Tribal Defense Contractor

Matthew L.M. Fletcher wrote 3 days ago: The case is Rovinsky v. Choctaw Manufacturing and Development Corp. (D. N.J.). Here are the material … more →

Tags: Economic Development, Research, sovereign immunity, District of New Jersey, Rovinsky v. Choctaw Manufacturing and Development Corp., Medios

SCOTUSBlog Lists Harjo as a Petition to Watch

Matthew L.M. Fletcher wrote 4 days ago: From SCOTUSblog: Docket: 09-326 Title: Harjo v. Pro-Football, Inc. Issue: Whether the doctrine of la … more →

Tags: Research, Supreme Court, cert petition, Harjo v. Pro-Football Inc.

Delaware DCT Holds that ANC Subsidiaries Subject to Suit under ADA and FMLA

Matthew L.M. Fletcher wrote 4 days ago: The case is Peason v. Chugash Governmental Services, Inc. (D. Del.). The materials: Pearson DCT Orde … more →

Tags: Economic Development, Research, Alaskan Native Corporations, Americans with Disabilities Act, district of delaware, eason v. Chugash Governmental Services, Family and Medical Leave Act, title vii

MSU NALSA Tribal Court Event TOMORROW (Veterans Day)1 comment

Matthew L.M. Fletcher wrote 5 days ago: … more →

Tags: Announcements, Michigan Indian, Symposia, Tribal Courts, Michigan State University NALSA

Supreme Court Indian Law Petitions Set for This Week's Conference

Matthew L.M. Fletcher wrote 5 days ago: Two important cert petitions, Elliott v. White Mountain Apache Tribal Court (09-187) and Harjo v. Pr … more →

Tags: Supreme Court, Tribal Courts, cert petition, Elliott v. White Mountain Apache Tribal Court, Harjo v. Pro-Football

Indians and Insanity1 comment

Matthew L.M. Fletcher wrote 5 days ago: From S.D.:  … more →

Tags: Very Few Indians Become Insane

Trial Court Orders in Wapato Heritage LLC v. United States -- Allotment Case

Matthew L.M. Fletcher wrote 5 days ago: Here are the opinions out of the Eastern District of Washington: Wapato Heritage DCT Order Granting … more →

Tags: Research, allotment leases, Colville Confederated Tribes, Eastern District of Washington, Wapato Heritage LLC v. United States

Salon on Johnny Cash and Ira Hayes

Matthew L.M. Fletcher wrote 5 days ago: From Salon: In July 1972, musician Johnny Cash sat opposite President Richard Nixon in the White Hou … more →

Tags: Johnny Cash, ira hayes, Richard Nixon

Deadline Approaching for Wisconsin Gender Law Symposium Papers

Matthew L.M. Fletcher wrote 6 days ago: The CFP is here; and the deadline is November 15. … more →

Tags: Announcements, Scholarship, Call for Papers, Citizenship, Wisconsin Journal of Law Gender & Society, Gender

M. Brent Leonhard on Implied Easements on Tribal Lands

Matthew L.M. Fletcher wrote 6 days ago: M. Brent Leonhard has published “There Are No Implied Easements Over Trust Lands” in the … more →

Tags: Scholarship, trust lands, implied easements

Michigan DNR Makes Arrests for Illegal Gillnetting

Matthew L.M. Fletcher wrote 1 week ago: From the Escanaba Daily Press: GARDEN – Three men were arrested Monday in an alleged illegal g … more →

Tags: News, Author: Wenona T. Singel, treaty rights, Michigan DNR, 1842 Treaty, illegal gillnetting

Indian Heritage Month Talks at GVSU This Week

Matthew L.M. Fletcher wrote 1 week ago: Tuesday, November 10th, 2009 Loosemore Auditorium 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Special Guest:  Dennis Banks Movi … more →

Tags: Announcements, Michigan Indian, Lecture, Sherman Alexie, Dennis Banks, Great Lakes History Conference

Federal Court Dismisses Employment Discrimination Complaint against Kickapoo Tribe of Kansas1 comment

Matthew L.M. Fletcher wrote 1 week ago: Here is the opinion in Nanomantube v. Kickapoo Tribe (D. Kan.) — Nanomantube v Kickapoo DCT Or … more →

Tags: Research, sovereign immunity, District of Kansas, Indian preference in employment, Nanomantube v. Kickapoo Tribe

Indigenous Notes, No. 3 (2009)

Matthew L.M. Fletcher wrote 1 week ago: From the Indian Law Resource Center: Reactions to the November 5th White House Tribal Nations Confer … more →

Tags: Indian Law Resource Center, Indigenous Notes


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