Indian law – Binding the Law

1 September 2017

10th Circuit rejects vagueness challenge to mandatory career criminal sentencing guideline; holds federal courts have subject matter jurisdiction over tribal suit seeking injunction against state contract lawsuit; and vacates preliminary injunction against a tribal court suit involving same contract litigation.

by William Gaskill

24 March 2016

This week, the United States Supreme Court affirmed a class certification based on representative time studies; held United States Park Service regulation of public and nonpublic lands in Alaska may be Alaska specific; held the Omaha tribal reservation has not shrunk; and order Massachusetts to analyze the issue of whether stun gun use in self-defense is protected by the 2nd Amendment under correct legal standards.

by William Gaskill

26 June 2015

10th Circuit holds Pueblo Indian Tribe’s aboriginal title to certain land was not abolished by a land grant to non-Indian family; rejects Second Amendment challenge to ban on firearms at post offices; affirmed witness tampering conviction; and holds retirement funds become part of bankruptcy estate in Colorado when distributed.

by William Gaskill