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Ninth Circuit Declines Jurisdiction over Pechanga Disenrollments
Here is the opinion in Jeffredo v. Macarro. There was a dissent (by a district court judge sitting by designation), however, which seemed to focus on the apparent “greed” of the Pechanga p… more →
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Ninth Circuit Declines Jurisdiction over Pechanga Disenrollments
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Matthew L.M. Fletcher wrote 1 day ago: Here is the opinion in Jeffredo v. Macarro. There was a dissent (by a district court judge sitting b … more →
Miranda v. Nielson -- Tribal Court Authority to Stack Consecutive Sentences
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Matthew L.M. Fletcher wrote 1 week ago: A federal magistrate has issued a report and recommendation (something not yet binding until the fed … more →
Legality of Tribal Disenrollment Articles Now in One Download
Erick wrote 2 months ago: Hey everyone, I’ve finally gotten around to collecting all the articles I’ve written on … more →
Federal Court Dismisses "Habeas" Claim against Pechanga Band
Matthew L.M. Fletcher wrote 4 months ago: Here is the opinion in Liska v. Macarro, where a non-enrolled Pechanga man tried to enter the reserv … more →
Federal Court Dismisses Civil Rights Claim against Menominee Jail
Matthew L.M. Fletcher wrote 4 months ago: Here is the opinion in Lyons v. Menominee Tribal Jail (E.D. Wis.) — DCT Order Dismissing Lyons … more →
Tribal Disenrollments: Greed or Growing Pains? (Conclusion)
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Erick wrote 6 months ago: Bias & Background In writing these articles the first challenge I ran into was whether to write … more →
Banished Snoqualmie Citizens Win Case
Matthew L.M. Fletcher wrote 7 months ago: Here is the opinion in Sweet v. Hinzman (W.D. Wash.) — findings-and-conclusions Here is our ea … more →
The Legality of Tribal Disenrollments: Greed or Growing Pains? (Part 4)
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Erick wrote 8 months ago: Previously… In the last article, I examined the federal and California state cases that highli … more →
Federal Court Upholds Indian Country Crimes Act Conviction but Holds State Law Punishments Control
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Matthew L.M. Fletcher wrote 9 months ago: Here is the opinion in United States v. Langford (us-v-langford-dct-opinion), and its companion case … more →
South Dakota Supreme Court Suppresses Evidence Taken by Tribal Law Enforcement under the Indian Civil Rights Act
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Matthew L.M. Fletcher wrote 11 months ago: Maybe I’m missing something, but HOLY COW! Now state courts have jurisdiction under the Indian … more →
Section 1303 Tribal Court Exhaustion -- Bercier v. Turtle Mountain Tribal Court
Matthew L.M. Fletcher wrote 11 months ago: bercier-v-turtle-mountain-tribal-court … more →
The Legality of Tribal Disenrollments: Greed or Growing Pains? (Part 3)
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Erick wrote 11 months ago: Previously In the last article, and the one before it, we discussed the origins of tribal sovereign … more →
State v. Beasley -- Idaho Court of Appeals Affirms Conviction at Fort Hall
Matthew L.M. Fletcher wrote 1 year ago: Here is the opinion. An excerpt: The district court did not err by denying Beasley’s motion to dismi … more →
Cohen v. Winkelman -- Tenth Circuit Affirms Dismissal of ICRA Claim against Tribal College
Matthew L.M. Fletcher wrote 1 year ago: Here is the opinion, unpublished, from the Tenth Circuit. The court affirmed the dismissal of the cl … more →
US v. Boise -- Challenge to Confession Obtained by Tribal Police
Matthew L.M. Fletcher wrote 1 year ago: Here’s an Indian Civil Rights Act-related case out of the District of Oregon involving a motio … more →
5th Annual Indigenous Law Conference at MSU October 10-11
Matthew L.M. Fletcher wrote 1 year ago: Here are the exciting details! Friday, October 10, 2008 8:30 – 8:40 a.m. Opening: Asiniins Sin … more →
Maldonado v. Yakama Tribal Gaming -- ICRA Case Dismissed
Matthew L.M. Fletcher wrote 1 year ago: The Eastern District of Washington dismissed a claim under the Indian Civil Rights Act brought by a … more →
DCT Takes Jurisdiction over Snoqualmie Banishment Question
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Matthew L.M. Fletcher wrote 1 year ago: H/T Indianz snoqualmie-dct-order Here are the materials and briefs. … more →
Snoqualmie Tribal Leadership Dispute in Federal Court
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Matthew L.M. Fletcher wrote 1 year ago: Here is the news article. An excerpt: A federal judge might be the last hope for banished members of … more →
