Ninth Circuit Issues Amended Opinion in Zepeda – Same Outcome, Different Reasoning
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Here are the new materials: CA9 Amended Opinion US En Banc Petition Zepeda Response to En Banc Petition From Judge Watford’s now-much-shortened dissent: I agree with much of the majority’s analysis, particularly its conclusion that whether a tribe has been … Continue reading →read more
Jodi Rave Spotted Bear (Mandan, Hidatsa and Arikara Nation)
Founder & Editor in Chief
Location: Twin Buttes, North Dakota
Spoken Languages: English
Topic Expertise: Federal trust relationship with American Indians; Indigenous issues ranging from spirituality and environment to education and land rights
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