Andrea Martin has posted “Beyond Brackeen: Active Efforts Toward Antiracist Child Welfare Policy,” forthcoming in the Yale Law and Policy Journal, on SSRN. Here is the abstract: Due to structural racism, legal protections afforded to families of children in the foster care system have been significantly eroded and continue to be challenged. As a result, […]…
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Black Belt Eagle Scout: “Spaces” — Turtle Talk — Day 10 Part 2
Add in for Women Music March 2023. Katherine Paul from Black Belt Eagle Scout. Will feature her more fully in another year. To learn more about her for now, go here.
Sault Tribe/Kewadin Gaming Enjoined from Concealing or Dissipating Assets in Gaming Development Company Dispute [recall the $88M judgment] — Turtle Talk
Anyone who can read “legal” can see how f***ed up this order is!!!!!!! It’s messed up in so many ways as far as someone taking the law into their own hands. A few glaring outrages are not allowing the Defendant to have a notice of hearing higher up in the order but towards the bottom…
Split Ninth Circuit Reinstates Suit against School District that Banned Beaded Graduation Cap — Turtle Talk
Here is the opinion in Waln v. Dysart School District. Briefs here and here. More details at NARF. Split Ninth Circuit Reinstates Suit against School District that Banned Beaded Graduation Cap — Turtle Talk It’s good that it will have another chance to be heard, especially in light of the law being changed that will allow…
Gov. Whitmer Attends State-Tribal Summit in Sault Ste. Marie, Appoints First Tribal Citizen Ever to Michigan Court of Appeals — Turtle Talk
Michigan Executive Office of the Governor sent this bulletin at 12/06/2022 04:04 PM EST FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 6, 2022 Contact: Press@Michigan.gov Gov. Whitmer Attends State-Tribal Summit in Sault Ste. Marie, Appoints First Tribal Citizen Ever to Michigan Court of Appeals Governor meets leaders from every tribe to continue collaboration on shared priorities, makes historic appointment to second-highest court in Michigan LANSING, Mich. – Today, Governor […]…
Muskrat vs. Canary: The Future of Federal Indian Law — Turtle Talk
This Thursday @ 7PM it’ll be time to unveil the new book project (now just have to write it). Federal Indian law is marked by dramatic confrontations between paradigms such as George Washington’s “Savage as the Wolf” policy or Felix Cohen’s “Miner’s Canary” parable. These metaphors reflect the reality that federal Indian law and policy […]…
SCTOUS Grants United States and Arizona Petitions in Navajo Water Case — Turtle Talk
Here was yesterday’s order. Prior post here. Thinking if SCOTUS had some good frybread, they’d let Indian country have the nice things we deserve, like an enforceable duty of protection. SCTOUS Grants United States and Arizona Petitions in Navajo Water Case — Turtle Talk
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