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- In the Supreme Court of the United States, October term, 1971, no. 71-738: the Mescalero Apache tribe, petitioner, v. Franklin Jones, Commissioner of the Bureau of Revenue of the state of New Mexico, and the Bureau of Revenue of the state of New Mexico, respondents: brief of Native American Rights Fund as amicus curiae in support of the petitioner
- Summary
- In the Supreme Court of the United States, October term, 1971.
- Year
- 1971
- Type
- Litigation
- Publisher
- Byron S. Adams Printing
- Place
- Washington, D.C.
- Title
- In the Supreme Court of the United States, October term, 1971, no. 71-183: the Agua Caliente Band of Mission Indians, by and through its tribal council, and Dora Joyce Prieto, Priscilla Gonzales, Gloria Gillettee, Patrick Patencio and Lawrence Pierce, allottees, individually and in class action, on behalf of all allottees of allotted land on the Agua Caliente Band of Mission Indians reservation, petitioners, v. The County of Riverside, a political subdivision of the state of California, respondents: reply of Native American Rights Fund, California Indian Legal Services, Dinebeiina Nahiilna be Agaditahe, and Association on American Indian Affairs, Inc., as amici curiae to memorandum for the United States
- Summary
- Case summary: Possessory interest tax could be imposed on lesses of Indian land absent legislation demonstrating a congressional purpose to forbid imposition of tax.
- Year
- 1971
- Type
- Litigation
- Publisher
- Thiel Press
- Place
- Washington, D.C.
- Title
- United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit: no. 71-1122: United States of America, appellee, v. 687.30 Acres of Land, more or less, situate in Dakota and Thurston Counties, State of Nebraska, and Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska, appellant: appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Nebraska: brief of appellants
- Summary
- Case summary: Suit by Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska contends that congressional legislation enabling condemnation of tribal land for federal water project failed to manifest requisite intent to abrogate treaty rights. Court holds that orders denying tribe's request for relief were not appealable.
- Year
- 1971
- Type
- Litigation
- Title
- In the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit: the Chemehuevi Tribe of Indians, et al., petitioners, v. Federal Power Commission, respondent, Arizona Public Service Company, ... [et al.], intervenors: no. 71-2012: petitioners' supplemental brief
- Summary
- Case summary: Federal Power Commission does not have licensing jurisdiction over steam power plants which are located on or near Indian reservations.
- Year
- 1971
- Type
- Litigation
- Publisher
- [Native American Rights Fund?]
- Place
- [Boulder, Colo.?]
- Title
- In the Supreme Court of the United States, October term, 1971, no. 71-834: Rosalind McClanahan, on behalf of herself and all others similarly situated, appellant, v. Arizona State Tax Commission, appellee: brief of the Native American Rights Fund as amicus curiae in support of appellant
- Summary
- Case Summary: State lacks jurisdiction to impose a tax on the income of Navajo Indians residing within their reservation and earning their income on the reservation.
- Year
- 1971
- Type
- Litigation
- Publisher
- Bradford
- Place
- Denver, Colo.
- Title
- United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit: no. 71-1122: United States of America, appellee, v. 687.30 Acres of Land, more or less, situate in Dakota and Thurston Counties, State of Nebraska, and Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska, appellant: appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Nebraska: appellant's reply brief
- Summary
- Case summary: Suit by Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska contends that congressional legislation enabling condemnation of tribal land for federal water project failed to manifest requisite intent to abrogate treaty rights. Court holds that orders denying tribe's request for relief were not appealable.
- Year
- 1971
- Type
- Litigation
- Title
- The Agua Caliente Band of Mission Indians, by and through its tribal council, et al., appellants v. the County of Riverside, a political subdivision of the State of California, appellees: no. 25298
- Summary
- Case summary: California possessory interest tax could be imposed on lessees of Indian land absent legislation demonstrating a congressional purpose to forbid imposition of the tax.
- Year
- 1971
- Type
- Litigation
- Publisher
- West Pub. Co.
- Place
- St. Paul
- Title
- United States of America, appellee, v. 687.30 acres of land, more or less, situate in Dakota and Thurston counties, state of Nebraska, et al., appellants: United States of America, appellee, v. 210.43 acres of land, more or less, situate in Woodbury County, Iowa, et al., appellants: United States of America, appellee, v. 1,716.18 acres of land, more or less, situate in Woodbury and Monona counties, Iowa, et al., appellants: nos. 71-1122, 71-1345
- Summary
- Case summary: Suit by Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska contends that congressional legislation enabling condemnation of tribal land for federal water project failed to manifest requisite intent to abrogate treaty rights. Court holds that orders denying tribe's request for relief were not appealable.
- Year
- 1971
- Type
- Litigation
- Publisher
- West Pub. Co.
- Place
- St. Paul
- Title
- In the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit: the Chemehuevi Tribe of Indians, et al., complainants-petitioners, v. Federal Power Commission, respondent: Arizona Public Service Company, et al., respondent-intervenors: on petition for review from the Federal Power Commission: reply brief for complainants-petitioners
- Summary
- Case summary: Federal Power Commission does not have licensing jurisdiction over steam power plants which are located on or near Indian reservations.
- Year
- 1971
- Type
- Litigation
- Publisher
- Native American Rights Fund
- Place
- Boulder, Colo.
- Title
- State of New Mexico, plaintiff-appellee, v. Robert Dan Pedro, defendant-appellant: no. 660
- Summary
- Case summary: Conviction of Indian for possession of peyote dismissed since New Mexico state statute requires intent to be element of the crime.
- Year
- 1971
- Type
- Litigation
- Publisher
- West Pub. Co.
- Place
- St. Paul
- Title
- In the Court of Appeals of the State of New Mexico: State of New Mexico, plaintiff-appellee, v. Robert Dan Pedro, defendant-appellant: appeal from the District Court of Chaves County, George L. Reese, Jr., judge: appellant's reply brief
- Summary
- Case summary: Conviction of Indian for possession of peyote dismissed since New Mexico state statute requires intent to be element of the crime.
- Year
- 1971
- Type
- Litigation
- Publisher
- [Native American Rights Fund?]
- Place
- [Boulder, Colo.?]
- Title
- In the Supreme Court of the United States, October term, 1971: no. 71-293: Wayne Goham, petitioner, vs. State of Nebraska, respondent: brief of Native American Rights Fund as amicus curiae in support of a petition for a writ of certiorari to the Supreme Court of the State of Nebraska
- Summary
- Case summary: Indian's habeas corpus petition following conviction by Nebraska for rape of non-Indian on reservation of the Omaha Tribe of Nebraska, challenged on basis that Nebraska had retroceeded criminal jurisdiction over the reservation, is denied.
- Year
- 1971
- Type
- Litigation
- Publisher
- Bradford Printing
- Place
- Denver
- Title
- United States Court of Appeals Tenth Circuit: no. 71-1092: Sandia Pueblo, et al., appellants, vs. Bernalillo Municipal School District Board of Education, et al., appellees: memorandum in opposition to appellees' motions to dismiss
- Year
- 1971
- Type
- Litigation
- Publisher
- [Native American Rights Fund?]
- Place
- [Berkeley, Calif.]
- Title
- In the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit: no. 72-1029: the Oneida Indian Nation of New York State, also known as the Oneida Nation of New York, also known as the Oneida Indians of New York, and the Oneida Indian Nation of Wisconsin, also known as the Oneida Tribe of Indians of Wisconsin, Inc., appellants, v. the County of Oneida, New York, and the County of Madison, New York, appellees: motion for leave to file brief as amicus curiae and brief of amicus curiae
- Summary
- Case summary: Action by the Oneida Indian Nations of New York State and Wisconsin challenging sale of tribal lands as violating Indian treaties and the Indian Non-Intercourse Act. The Court of Appeals affirmed dismissal for lack of federal question jurisdiction.
- Year
- 1972
- Type
- Litigation
- Publisher
- [Native American Rights Fund?]
- Place
- [Boulder, Colo.?]
- Title
- No. 71-1927: in the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit: Rincon Band of Mission Indians, appellants, v. County of San Diego, et al., appellees: appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of California: motion for leave to file brief as amicus curiae and brief of Native American Rights Fund, as amicus curiae
- Summary
- Case summary: Suit for declaration that county gambling ordinance is inapplicable to reservation land is dismissed because case presented no actual controversy between Indians and county.
- Year
- 1972
- Type
- Litigation
- Publisher
- [Native American Rights Fund?]
- Place
- [Boulder, Colo.?]
- Title
- United States of America, petitioner v. Archie L. Mason, et al., respondents: brief of Native American Rights Fund as amicus curiae in support of respondents
- Summary
- Case summary: The United States did not breach its fiduciary duty as trustee of Indian property by paying the Oklahoma inheritance tax assessed against the estate of decedent, a restricted Osage Indian.
- Year
- 1972
- Type
- Litigation
- Publisher
- Press of B.S. Adams Printing
- Place
- Washington
- Title
- Lawyers and Indians
- Summary
- "In this article he describes some of the problems peculiar to Indian law and stresses the need for recognition of the Indian lawyer as an independent specialist." Published in the February, 1972 issue of The Colorado Lawyer.
- Year
- 1972
- Type
- Publications
- Publisher
- Colorado Bar Association
- Place
- Denver, Colo.
- Title
- In the Supreme Court of the United States, October term, 1971, No. [blank]: Starlie Lomayaktewa, et al., petitioner, v. Honorable Howard F. Corcoran, United States District Court Judge, Rogers C.B. Morton, individually and in his capacity as Secretary of the Interior, and Peabody Coal Company, respondents: petition for a writ of certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia
- Summary
- Case summary: An Indian tribe is an indispensable party which cannot be joined without its consent in a suit by tribal members to set aside Interior Secretary's approval of strip mining lease between tribe and coal company.
- Year
- 1972
- Type
- Litigation
- Publisher
- Bradford Pub.
- Place
- Denver
- Title
- In the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit: no. 71-1661 criminal: United States of America, appellee, v. Percy Kills Plenty, appellant.: brief of amicus curiae
- Summary
- Case summary: Indian's acquittal of driving while intoxicated by tribal court did not bar prosecution and conviction for involuntary manslaughter arising from same incident in federal court.
- Year
- 1972
- Type
- Litigation
- Publisher
- [Native American Rights Fund]
- Place
- [Boulder, Colo.]