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Here: Thorpe Petition and Appendix (00059355) Question presented: The Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA) applies to “any” institution or state or local government agency that receives federal funds and “has possession of, or control over,” Native American human remains. [read post]

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Supreme Court First-to-File Bar Ruling Opens Door for More False Claims Act Whistleblowers

29 May 2015, 6:31 am by Greene LLP

Carter brought his complaint forward and was initially dismissed under the first-to-file bar because Carter’s case contained claims related to a prior case, Thorpe v. [read post]

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Supreme Court judgment of 13/05/15 - attention all Land Law students

20 May 2015, 2:43 am by Wendy

Thanks to Jonathan Thorpe for bringing this to my attention. [read post]

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February 5 roundup

4 Feb 2015, 9:04 pm by Walter Olson

In November I wrote in Jurist on a Third Circuit panel’s refusal to order that sports great Jim Thorpe be disinterred and reburied under provisions of the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA); in response, Elizabeth Varner, Diane Penneys Edelman and Leila Amineddoleh of the Lawyers’ Committee for Cultural Heritage Preservation argue that the panel could have based its result on specific language in the statute rather than via the roundabout path it did… [read post]

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Denial of En Banc Petition in Thorpe v. Borough of Thorpe

4 Feb 2015, 6:06 am by Kate Fort

Here. [read post]

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Penn Museum Press Release: Controversy over Remains of Native American Athlete Jim Thorpe Subject of Play Reading, Panel Discussion February 12

21 Jan 2015, 8:10 am by Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Formerly the executive director of the National Congress of American Indians, she served as Legislative Liaison for the Native American Rights Fund and in the Carter Administration, and was lead plaintiff in Harjo et al v. [read post]

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Who Won American Indian Law and Policy, 2014, Second Round, Bracket 4 of 4

8 Jan 2015, 6:08 am by Matthew L.M. Fletcher

. #1 1491s v. #9 Cobell settlement beneficiaries The 1491s love Jim Thorpe (I think) but not his captor, winning with 93 percent of the vote. [read post]

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Who Won Indian Law and Policy 2014? First Round Bracket — 7 of 8

7 Jan 2015, 8:15 am by Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Had lunch. v. # 16 Borough of Jim Thorpe Won NAGPRA case in the Third Circuit. [read post]

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Who Won American Indian Law and Policy in 2014?

1 Jan 2015, 4:10 am by Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Kevin Washburn Robert Williams Bill Wood Category 4 — Groups (aka Miscellaneous) 1491s Authors of law review articles on Adoptive Couple v. [read post]

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Third Circuit En Banc Petition Materials in Thorpe v. Borough of Jim Thorpe

9 Dec 2014, 5:59 am by Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here: Petition for Rehearing (12-8-14) Senator Ben Nighthorse Campbell amicus brief Senator Ben Nighthorse Campbell motion for leave to file amicus brief Third Circuit panel materials here. [read post]

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Of straws and haystacks

15 Nov 2014, 1:29 am by Graham Smith

”John Thorpe MP put the State firmly ahead of the individual:“… In my view the State is in great danger, and no power which would tend to protect it should be withheld from the Government. [read post]

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