Daniel Cornelius and Steph Tai have published “Can We Save Our Foodways? The Inflation Reduction Act, Climate Change, and Food Justice” in the Yale Law Journal Forum. Here is the abstract: This Essay examines USDA programs supported by the Inflation Reduction Act and its approach towards addressing climate change and historical funding inequities for Indigenous and Black Farmers. It also argues for how the next Farm Bill can expand upon these efforts to further address inequities and promote climate resilience ..read more

Here is the complaint in Whiteplume v. Riverton Police Dept. (D. Wyo.): 1 Complaint.pdfDownload ..read more

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Here is the unpublished order in Trujillo v. Foster: April-23-2024-Phillip-Trujillo-v.-Roger-Foster-No.-A-1-CA-40743.pdfDownload ..read more

Here. April 23 @ 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm PDT We invite you to join Indian Country ECHO for a Grand Rounds focused on gender-affirming care and legislation in Indigenous communities. In this series of presentations we will describe access to gender-affirming care in Indian Health Service and Tribal facilities in the context of current federal, state, and tribal laws and policies. We will explain tribal sovereignty as it relates to gender-affirming care and share clinical and legal resources for healthcare professionals serving Two-Spirit, Indigiqueer, transgender, and gender-expansive ..read more

Grant Christensen has posted “Article IV and Indian Tribes,” forthcoming in the Iowa Law Review, on SSRN. Here is the abstract: Unlike the first three articles of the Constitution which create the three branches of the federal government, Article IV establishes a set of rules to police the actions of states and knit them together into a single union. Notably absent from Article IV is any mention of the tribal sovereign. Concomitantly, there has been no comprehensive academic discussion thinking about how the tribal sovereign complicates the purposes of Article IV. This piece advances a comple ..read more

Here: Appellant Brief.pdfDownload Appellee Brief.pdfDownload Reply.pdfDownload Motion to Strike Reply Brief.pdfDownload Motion to Dismiss Appeal.pdfDownload Response.pdfDownload Creek Nation Motion to Authorize Amicus Brief.pdfDownload ..read more

Here is the complaint in Cayuga Nation v. New York State Gaming Commission (N.D. N.Y.): 1 Complaint.pdfDownload ..read more

Here is the opinion in United States v. Blackshire. Briefs: Opening Brief Government Answer Brief Reply This is old ..read more

Here are the materials in Tohono O’Odham Nation v. Department of the Interior (D. Ariz.): 16 Motion for Injunction 27 SunZia Response 30 Federal Response 43 Reply 56 DCt Order Prior post here ..read more