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4 Apr 2017, 9:40 am by Matthew L.M. Fletcher
Nooksack Business Corp.: Unpublished Opinion An excerpt: The Nooksack Business Corporation (NBC) borrowed more than $15 million to finance construction of and improvements to a casino on Nooksack Indian Tribe land. 25 U.S.C. [read post]
16 Jan 2014, 6:38 am by Matthew L.M. Fletcher
It is the solemn obligation of this Court to follow the law of the Nooksack Indian Tribe and it is the obligation of the Tribal Council to do the same. [read post]
30 Dec 2013, 6:46 am by Matthew L.M. Fletcher
An excerpt: The 306 people fighting to stay on the Nooksack Indian Tribe’s membership rolls won a rare legal victory recently when Tribal Court Chief Judge Raquel Montoya-Lewis ruled that tribal leaders had violated their rights by denying them $250-per-person Christmas checks that were mailed to everyone else in the 2,000-member tribe. [read post]
8 Mar 2016, 7:25 am by Matthew L.M. Fletcher
Kelly Motion for Judicial Notice The first document above references Nooksack council resolutions 16-27 and 16-28. 16-27, enacted on February 24, provides: Whenever the Tribal Council becomes aware that any advocate’s behavior and/or practices reflect so poorly upon the proper administration of justice before the Nooksack Tribal Court of the Nooksack Indian Tribe, the Tribal Council may revoke any privileges provided to… [read post]
27 Oct 2017, 6:22 am by Matthew L.M. Fletcher
.): 6 – defendant-appellants’ opening brief 11 – plaintiff-appellees’ answering brief 124 non-parties nooksack tribe and certain tribal employees’ motion to quash non-party subpoenas 125 defendants kelly, cante and armstrong’s motion to strike notices of deposition and for protective order 127 plaintiffs’ response to defendants kelly, cante, armstrong’s motion to strike and non-party witnesses and nooksack… [read post]
8 Aug 2013, 6:20 am by Matthew L.M. Fletcher
The Tribal Council members named in this Complaint hold an obligation to act in the best interests of the Nooksack Indian Tribe. [read post]
1 Nov 2016, 7:28 am by Matthew L.M. Fletcher
Nooksack Supreme Court) 14 5.45% Nooksack tribal judiciary 89 34.63% Bureau of Indian Affairs 51 19.84% Federal or state courts 80 31.13% International forums 7 2.72% Other 16 6.23% [read post]
19 Dec 2013, 6:15 am by Matthew L.M. Fletcher
Kelly (Nooksack Tribal Court): St Germain v Kelly Brief in Support of TRO Relief St Germain v Kelly Defendants’ Response in Opposition to Motion for TRO St Germain v Kelly Order Granting Motion for TRO An excerpt from the order: Therefore, the Court finds that, at this preliminary TRO stage in this matter, the Defendants have violated the Nooksack Indian Tribe’s Constitution, Article IX and the Equal Protection clause of the Indian Civil… [read post]
22 Jan 2014, 4:36 am by Matthew L.M. Fletcher
  The Nooksack 306 are the children of persons enrolled after 1942—more specifically, 1973, when the Tribe was federally recognized—and are at least ¼ Indian blood. [read post]
11 May 2016, 7:54 am by Matthew L.M. Fletcher
Here: NAICJA Press Release – Judicial Independence An excerpt: The Board of Directors of the National American Indian Court Judges Association (NAICJA)—the only membership association of tribal court judges and tribal court personnel in the nation—is concerned by the recent reports that the Nooksack Tribe terminated a tribal court judge because of a decision she rendered in an on-going disenrollment dispute. [read post]
21 Aug 2014, 10:38 am by Matthew L.M. Fletcher
An excerpt: Washington State courts have jurisdiction over civil cases arising on Indian reservations as long as it does not infringe on the sovereignty of the tribe. [read post]
17 May 2017, 8:00 am by Matthew L.M. Fletcher
Penetration into the internal affairs of Indian tribes might already be underway in the Nooksack Tribe debacle. [read post]
11 May 2016, 9:05 pm by Walter Olson
“Days after Nooksack Judge Susan Alexander ruled against the tribal council, she was fired. [read post]
30 Sep 2016, 9:23 am by Sarah M Donnelly
Nooksack Indian Tribe Senior Attorney, closes 10/12/2016. [read post]
24 Aug 2020, 4:26 am by Matthew L.M. Fletcher
    Justice Montoya-Lewis’s experience as a Judge for the Lummi Nation, Nooksack Tribe, and Upper Skagit Tribe have afforded her an in-depth understanding of both tribal law and federal Indian law, which is essential to understanding the limitations of Washington State law plays in Indian Country. [read post]