The Sovereignty Symposium is an international event held for the past 36 years in Oklahoma to provide a forum in which ideas concerning common legal issues among those in the legal professions, federal and state officials, and the state’s Native American tribes can be exchanged in a scholarly, non-adversarial environment. It was originally established by the Oklahoma Supreme Court and now transferred fully to Oklahoma City University and our School of Law. Symposium Agenda.pdfDownload The move to OCU came about because of the institution’s long history within its School of Law of teaching and ..read more

Here is the opinion in AQate II LLC v. Myers. Briefs: Opening Brief.pdfDownload Answer Brief.pdfDownload Reply.pdfDownload Lower court materials here. Shan Goshorn ..read more

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Here is the complaint in United States v. Crowley Marine Services Inc. (W.D. Wash.): Complaint.pdfDownload ..read more

Please join the California Indian Law Association as we host a one-hour webinar: Introduction to Federal Indian Law with Drew Pollam, Tuesday April 30th at 12pm PT/3pmET. Registration Required: https://rb.gy/qgfwak 1.0 California MCLE offered to current CILA Members ..read more

Motion to Intervene in Arizona State Legislature v. Biden Motion to Intervene in Heaton v. Biden More here ..read more

Here are the materials so far in Great American Insurance Co. v. Hughes (S.D. Fla.): 1 Complaint.pdfDownload 1-2 Agreement.pdfDownload 1-3 Tribal Court Order.pdfDownload 1-4 Order Rejecting Appeal.pdfDownload 1-7 Tribal Court Complaint.pdfDownload ..read more

Here is the unpublished opinion in Fernandez v. Marston: F084993.PDFDownload ..read more

Here is the opinion in Ito v. Copper River Native Association: Ito v CRNA.pdfDownload ..read more

John Beaty has published “The Impact of the Inflation Reduction Act on Energy Justice and Green Energy Development in Indian Country” in the LSU Journal of Energy Law and Resources. PDF Here is the abstract: In the past two decades, many American Indian Tribes have been experimenting with generating power from renewable sources on reservations. The growth of tribal green energy is a positive step towards energy justice, but current projects are hampered by insufficient funding, jurisdictional confusion, lack of needed infrastructure, and a baroque permitting process that leaves necessary proj ..read more