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Michigan Case re: Tribal Court to Federal Court Removal and Remand
This case, Geroux v. Assurant, Inc., started as a tribal court complaint against two insurance companies seeking benefits for long-term disability, but was removed by the defendants to federal court. … more →
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Michigan Case re: Tribal Court to Federal Court Removal and Remand
Matthew L.M. Fletcher wrote 3 days ago: This case, Geroux v. Assurant, Inc., started as a tribal court complaint against two insurance compa … more →
Supreme Court Denies Cert in Harjo and Elliott
Matthew L.M. Fletcher wrote 1 week ago: The order list is here, with the Harjo and Elliott cases listed on page 3. Neither decision is a big … more →
Idaho Federal Court Declines to Issue Order to Tribal Court in Criminal Case
Matthew L.M. Fletcher wrote 2 weeks ago: In Chippewa v. Shoshone-Bannock Tribes Fort Hall Indian Reservation (D. Idaho), the court held that … more →
MSU NALSA Tribal Court Event TOMORROW (Veterans Day)
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Matthew L.M. Fletcher wrote 2 weeks ago: … more →
Supreme Court Indian Law Petitions Set for This Week's Conference
Matthew L.M. Fletcher wrote 2 weeks ago: Two important cert petitions, Elliott v. White Mountain Apache Tribal Court (09-187) and Harjo v. Pr … more →
NALSA Panel Event: Tribal Judges
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Kate Fort wrote 3 weeks ago: MSU NALSA is hosting a panel of tribal judges on Wednesday, November 11 at 4:30 pm in the Castle Boa … more →
NALSA Panel Event: Tribal Judges
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Kate Fort wrote 3 weeks ago: MSU NALSA is hosting a panel of tribal judges on Wednesday, November 11 at 4:30 pm in the Castle Boa … more →
Senate Report Accompanying Tribal Law and Order Act
Matthew L.M. Fletcher wrote 3 weeks ago: S Report 111-93 Also, the prepared remarks of Associate A.G. Tom Perrelli (ASG.Listening Session Rem … more →
No ICRA Habeas Right in Tribal Criminal Contempt Fine
Matthew L.M. Fletcher wrote 4 weeks ago: Here is the magistrate’s report in Boyd v. Fort Peck Tribes, adopted by the judge a few days a … more →
New Jersey Cherokee Man's Attempt to Transfer Divorce to Tribal Court Fails
Matthew L.M. Fletcher wrote 4 weeks ago: Here is the opinion — NJ Sand Hill Band v. California An excerpt: Claiming to be a Cherokee In … more →
Talk at Columbia Law School re: DV in Indian Country
Matthew L.M. Fletcher wrote 1 month ago: I’ll be presenting my paper “Addressing the Epidemic of Domestic Violence in Indian Coun … more →
White Mountain Apache Files Cert Opposition in Elliott Case
Matthew L.M. Fletcher wrote 1 month ago: Here it is – Elliott v WMAT Cert Opposition The cert petition is here and the lower court mat … more →
FMLA Claim against Soaring Eagle Casino Dismissed
Matthew L.M. Fletcher wrote 1 month ago: Here is the court order in Sober v. Soaring Eagle Casino (E.D. Mich.), dismissed on grounds that the … more →
New Scholarship on Same-Sex Marriage in Indian Country
Matthew L.M. Fletcher wrote 1 month ago: Mark Strasser has posted “Tribal Marriages, Same-Sex Unions, and the Interstate Recognition Co … more →
Second Circuit Summarily Dismisses Joe Frazier Suit against Oneida's Turning Stone Casino
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Matthew L.M. Fletcher wrote 1 month ago: Here is the opinion in Frazier v. Brophy — Frazier v Brophy CA2 Order An excerpt: An Indian Tr … more →
Friday Eagle Criminal Trial to be Heard in Tribal Court
Matthew L.M. Fletcher wrote 1 month ago: Here is the news article via Pechanga, and here are the documents: US Motion to Continue Order Grant … more →
New Paper on Federal and State Court Recognition of Tribal Court Convictions
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Matthew L.M. Fletcher wrote 1 month ago: My new paper, “Sovereign Comity: Factors in Recognizing Tribal Court Convictions in State and … more →
Sarah Deer on Decolonizing Rape Law
Matthew L.M. Fletcher wrote 1 month ago: Sarah Deer has published her excellent paper “Decolonizing Rape Law: A Native Feminist Synthes … more →
Aliza Organick and Tonya Kowalski on Tribal-State Court Cooperation
Matthew L.M. Fletcher wrote 1 month ago: Aliza Organick and Tonya Kowalski have posted “From Conflict to Cooperation: State and Tribal … more →
