Last Reviewed: November 29, 2023
Subject Matter: Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act Contract Support
Costs
History: Petition was filed on 9/13/2023. Petition was granted on 11/20/2023 and consolidated with No. 23-253 (Becerra v. Northern Arapaho Tribe).
Rulings Below: San Carlos Apache Tribe v. Becerra, 61 F.4th 810. Northern Arapaho Tribe v. Becerra, 53 F.4th 1236.
Subject Matter: Breach of contract; Administrative Procedure Act; Takings
History: Motion for bill of complaint was filed on 7/26/2023.
Subject Matter: Prior exclusive jurisdiction doctrine
History: Petition was filed on 9/5/2023.
Ruling Below: In re Klamath Irrigation District, 69 F.4th 934.
Subject Matter: Due Process and Equal Protection under U.S. and Florida Constitutions
History: Petition was filed on 9/12/2023.
Ruling Below: Tingle v. Florida Department of Health, 361 So.3d 315 (Unpublished Disposition).
Subject Matter: Tribal sovereign immunity from suit
History: Petition was filed on 7/3/2023. Certiorari was denied on 10/2/2023.
Rulings Below: Bird Industries, Inc. v. Tribal Business Council of Three Affiliated Tribes of the Fort Berthold Indian Reservation, 2023 WL 2486077; Bird Industries, Inc. v. Tribal Business Council of Three Affiliated Tribes of the Fort Berthold Indian Reservation, 2022 WL 2666062.
Subject Matter: Standing to challenge public holiday
History: Petition was filed on 5/18/2023. Certiorari was denied on 10/2/2023.
Ruling Below: Conference of Presidents of Major Italian Am. Organizations, Inc. v. City of Philadelphia, 2023 WL 1069704.
Subject Matter: Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 19 (Required Joinder of Parties)
History: Petition was filed on 5/11/2023. Certiorari was denied on 10/30/2023.
Ruling Below: Klamath Irrigation District v. United States Bureau of Reclamation, 48 F.4th 934.
Subject Matter: New Mexico Rule of Civil Procedure 19 (Required Joinder of Parties)
History: Petition was filed on 5/15/2023. Certiorari was denied on 10/2/2023.
Ruling Below: Martin v. Sandoval County, 2022 WL 17489050.
Subject Matter: Federal court jurisdiction and the futility doctrine
History: Petition was filed on 3/28/2023. Certiorari was denied on 10/2/2023.
Ruling Below: Sauk-Suiattle Indian Tribe v. City of Seattle, 56 F.4th 1179.
Subject Matter: Religious freedom
History: Petition was filed on 10/3/2022. Petition was dismissed on 10/10/2023.
Ruling Below: Slockish v. U.S. Dep't of Transportation, 2021 WL 5507413.
Subject Matter: Indian Gaming Regulatory Act
History: Application for a stay was filed on 10/6/2023. Application for stay was denied on 10/25/2023.
Ruling Below: West Flagler Associates, Ltd. v. Haaland, 71 F.4th 1059.
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The Nomination of Ketanji Brown Jackson: An Indian Law Perspective from the Tribal Supreme Court Project, Native American Rights Fund
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