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Turtle Talk is the leading blog on legal issues in Indian Country.
East Lansing, MI
Joined July 2009
Shoshone-Bannock Tribes v. Vanir Construction Management, Inc. Materials (so far)
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Here are the materials so far in Shoshone-Bannock Tribes v. Vanir Construction Management, Inc. 1 Notice of Removal.pdfDownload 1-2 State Court Complaint.pdfDownload 3 Tribal Court Motion to Dismis…
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Sarah Deer on Feminist Jurisprudence in Tribal Courts
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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 gendered legal issue was not burdened …
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SCOTUS Denies Cert in Challenge to Spokane Tribe Water Agreement
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Here is today’s order list. The denied petition is Sulgrove v. Spokane Indian Tribe. Lower court materials here. This has nothing to do with this case.
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Amy Cordalis Water Law Lecture @ Montana Law
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Join us Wednesday, April 12th at noon in LAW 101, or on Zoom. Amy Cordalis, Director/Founder of Ridges to Riffles Indigenous Conservation Group, will give the lecture The Water Remem…
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SCOTUSBlog Preview of Arizona v. Navajo Nation
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Here is “As drought persists in the west, justices to consider Navajo Nation’s rights to Colorado River.” Background materials on the case are here.
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Background Materials in Arizona v. Navajo Nation
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SCOTUSblog preview here. Merits stage briefs: Federal Brief Colorado Brief Arizona Brief Navajo Nation Brief Arizona Reply Colorado Reply Federal Reply Joint Appendix Merits Stage Amicus Briefs (su…
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Univ. of Michigan Posts Native Studies Professor Job Opening
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Here. ACTIVE SEARCH: NATIVE AMERICAN STUDIES. The Department of American Culture and the program in Native American Studies (NAS) at the University of Michigan invite applications for an open-rank …
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UMich NALSA to Host Panel on Sacred Justice feat. Mike Petoskey, Tim Connors, Margaret Connors, and Fletcher
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Post by @ILPCTurtleTalk.
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FTCA Suit Brought against Federal Bureau of Prisons for Death of Andrea Circle Bear
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Here is the complaint in LeBeau v. United States (D.S.D.): 1 Complaint.pdfDownload We posted news coverage here way back when. Ms. Circle Bear was the first federal prisoner to die of COVID in 2020…
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GTB Citizen and Journalist to Discuss Michigan Indian Boarding Schools at Ann Arbor District Library on April 24
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Here.
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Ninth Circuit Reinstates Alaska’s Challenge to Kake Emergency Subsistence Hunt
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Here is the opinion in State of Alaska v. Federal Subsistence Board. Briefs here.
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New Mexico SCT Suspends Lawyer for 18 Months for Criticizing Judge in Navajo Water Rights Case
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Here is the opinion in In re Marshall: Opinion .pdfDownload
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Colorado Federal Court Refuses to Accept Plea Deal for Lesser Included Offense in Major Crimes Act Prosecution
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Here are the materials in United States v. English (D. Colo.): 1 Indictment 33 Joint Memorandum in Support of Plea Agreement 36 Magistrate Minute Order: “This Court does not have jurisdiction…
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Update in Shoshone-Bannock Tribes Land Claim against United States and City of Pocatello
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Here are the materials in Shoshone-Bannock Tribes of the Fort Hall Reservation v. United States (D. Idaho): 77-1 US Motion to Dismiss 91 Tribe Response 94 US Reply 102 DCt Order 108-1 US Motion to …
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Velchik and Zhang — An Empirical Examination of Restoring Reservation Status in Oklahoma
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Michael K. Velchik & Jeffery Y. Zhang have published “Restoring Indian Reservation Status: An Empirical Analysis” in the Yale Journal on Regulation. PDF I posted about this excellent article a …
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Fletcher on Tribal Customary Law and an Indigenous Canon of Construction
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Check out “The Three Lives of Mamengwaa: Toward an Indigenous Canon of Construction” on SSRN. Abstract: This paper will survey the history of tribal courts, which allows for an explanation for the …
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