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Colorado River Indian Tribes Job Postings
Here: Summer Law Intern Deputy Attorney General Deputy Attorney General- Civil… more →
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Colorado River Indian Tribes Job Postings
wrote 1 month ago: Here: Summer Law Intern Deputy Attorney General Deputy Attorney General- Civil … more →
Ninth Circuit Holds Unauthenticated Tribal Membership Card Insufficient for Proving Indian Status under Major Crimes Act
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wrote 3 months ago: Here are the materials in United States v. Alvirez (opinion here): Alvirez Brief Federal Appellee Br … more →
Federal Circuit Affirms Dismissal of Fifth Amendment Claim re: Colorado River Indian Tribes' Reservation Lease
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wrote 3 months ago: Here is the opinion in McGuire v. United States. Briefs: McGuire Opening Brief Federal Appellee Brie … more →
New Scholarship by Sarah Krakoff on Race, Tribal Membership, and Tribal Sovereignty
wrote 7 months ago: Sarah Krakoff has posted her new paper, “Inextricably Political: Race, Membership and Tribal S … more →
Federal Claims Court Rejects Regulatory Takings Claim in On-Reservation Lease Dispute
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wrote 1 year ago: Here is the opinion in McGuire in United States: McGuire Opinion A prior related opinion (denying th … more →
Arizona Man Sentenced For Destroyed Petroglyphs
wrote 1 year ago: LAS VEGAS (AP) — A 21-year-old Arizona man has been sentenced to 15 months in federal prison for sho … more →
Ninth Circuit Reverses Major Crimes Act Conviction for Jury Irregularities
wrote 1 year ago: Here is the opinion of the court in United States v. Evanston. Here is a related unpublished opinion … more →
Ninth Circuit Roundly Affirms Tribal Court Jurisdiction in Water Wheel Case
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wrote 2 years ago: Here is the opinion: Opinion 06_10_11 Here are the briefs. … more →
Ninth Circuit Decides Contract Indemnity Claim re: Colorado River Indian Tribes Casino Project
wrote 2 years ago: Here is the unpublished opinion in Tri-Star Theme Builders, Inc. v. OneBeacon Ins. Co. … more →
Non-Indian Takings Claims Survives Summary Judgment in On-Reservation Lease Dispute
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wrote 2 years ago: Here is the opinion in McGuire v. United States (Fed. Cl.): McGuire v. United States An excerpt: Jer … more →
Water Wheel Tribal Court Jurisdiction Case Update
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wrote 2 years ago: The Ninth Circuit denied Water Wheel’s motion to enjoin its eviction from tribal lands. Here a … more →
Tribal Amicus Brief in U.S. v. Tohono O'odham Nation
wrote 2 years ago: Here: Tribal Amicus Brief in T.O.N. … more →
Opening Brief in Water Wheel v. LaRance
wrote 3 years ago: Very important case to watch. Here: Tribal Court Brief Lower and tribal court materials are here. … more →
Federal Tort Claims Act Liability in CRIT Case? Maybe?
wrote 4 years ago: The District of Arizona federal court held that the US could be liable under the FTCA for decisions … more →
John Hughes, "Vacation," and Indian Country
wrote 4 years ago: In the most recent issue of Zoetrope: All-Story, John Hughes, the screenwriter for the Chevy Chase m … more →
Tribal Court Exhaustion Case Involving the Colorado River Indian Tribe
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wrote 5 years ago: The case is Water Wheel Camp v. Larance, out of the federal district court for the District of Arizo … more →
New Proposal to Require NIGC License for Tribal Gaming Facilities
wrote 5 years ago: The National Indian Gaming Commission issued a draft, proposed set of regulations that would require … more →
