Native American Law Report articles from September 2005

Native American Law Report archives from September 2005

Indian country comes to the aid of other tribes hit by Katrina.
September 1, 2005... Tribes that escaped Katrina are leading efforts to help hurricane victims from six tribes in Louisiana, Alabama and Mississippi who were not so lucky. "I ask you, in the spirit of what makes Indian Country proud, what makes Indian Country...

Gaming Commission exceeded authority.(Colorado River Indian Tribes v. National Indian Gaming Commission)
September 1, 2005... Colorado River Indian Tribes v. National Indian Gaming Commission U.S. District Court, D.D.C., No. 04-0010 (August 24, 2005) A federal district court has ruled that the National Indian Gaming Commission lacked the authority to...

Criminal jurisdiction over members from other tribes upheld.(Means v. Navajo Nation)
September 1, 2005... Means v. Navajo Nation U.S. Court of Appeals, 9th Cir., No. 01-17489 (August 23, 2005) A federal appeals court has ruled that Navajo tribal criminal jurisdiction over enrolled members of other tribes, but not over other...

Further reunification efforts would have been fruitless.(Jesse P. v. Alaska Department of Health and Social Services)
September 1, 2005... Jesse P. v. Alaska Department of Health and Social Services Supreme Court of Alaska, No. S-11626 (August 24, 2005) The Alaska Supreme Court has ruled that although a state agency ceased active efforts at family reunification,...

Department accepts tribal assurances of no gaming.(State of South Dakota v. U.S. Department of the Interior)
September 1, 2005... State of South Dakota v. U.S. Department of the Interior U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Cir., No. 04-2309 (September 6, 2005) A federal appeals court has ruled that when accepting newly acquired, off-reservation land into trust, the...

Tax Liens may have been retaliatory in nature.(Perez v. Ellington)
September 1, 2005... Perez v. Ellington U.S. Court of Appeals, 10th Cir., No. 04-2181 (August 22, 2005) A federal appeals court has ruled that a state's slow release of tax liens on tribal corporation property may have been retaliatory and...

Advantageous gaming compact left standing.(Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians v. Norton)
September 1, 2005... Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians v. Norton U.S. Court of Appeals, 7th Cir., No. 04-3571 (September 1, 2005) A federal appeals court has refused to consider a challenge to a provision in a tribal-state...

Lien perfected under tribal law ruled enforceable.
September 1, 2005... In re: Steven Ray Snell U.S. Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Okla., No. 04-14329-M (September 2, 2005) A federal bankruptcy court has ruled that a security interest in a motor vehicle perfected in accordance with tribal law cannot be...

Retailer could not challenge tribal-state tobacco compact.(Wilbur v. Locke)
September 1, 2005... Wilbur v. Locke U.S. Court of Appeals, 9th Cir., No. 03-35911 (September 9, 2005) A federal appeals court has ruled that an Indian tobacco retailer could not challenge a tobacco tax compact between the retailer's tribe and the...

Roberts cites tribal cases as example of decision making process.(Supreme Court chief justice nominee John Roberts )
September 1, 2005... Supreme Court chief justice nominee John Roberts is likely to be on the bench when the nation's highest court considers three Native Americans cases during its upcoming term beginning Oct. 3. During his last day of confirmation hearings,...

Lobbying scandal update.(Brief Article)
September 1, 2005... LOBBYING SCANDAL UPDATE--A leading Bush administration budget official was arrested Sept. 20 in connection with the ongoing scandal involving Jack Abramoff, the former lobbyist charged last month with wire and mail fraud who is also facing...