#Ysleta del Sur Pueblo v. Texas

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SCOTUS’ Predictions Based on Lower Court Judges

One of the best ways to forecast future events is through past trends.  The U.S. Supreme Court hears the majority of its cases after a decision is rendered by one of the 13 federal courts of appeals.  Since there are 13 circuits and the Supreme Court takes somewhere between 60 and 70 cases each term the Court ends up taking multiple cases from most circuits each term. Last term the high numbers…

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Before the Supreme Court…December 9, 2021

Before the Supreme Court…December 9, 2021

The Supreme Court placed two Indian law cases on its docket for the October 2021 term. In Ysleta del Sur Pueblo v. Texas (20-493), the Supreme Court will determine whether legislation that restored federal recognition to two Tribes permits the State of Texas to regulate gaming activities on the Tribes’ land.  The restoration legislation contained a provision stating that “[a]ll gaming activities…

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I had been expecting a 5-4 decision favoring Castro-Huerta, based on Ysleta del Sur Pueblo v. Texas which was Gorsuch and the 3 liberals plus Amy Coney Barrett. For Oklahoma v. Castro-Huerta, though, Barrett flipped to join the other conservatives, leaving Gorsuch in the minority with the 3 liberals.

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Case Note: Ysleta Del Sur Pueblo v. City of El Paso[1]

Case Note: Ysleta Del Sur Pueblo v. City of El Paso by F. Adams

by: Felisha Adams[2]

Introduction

The Federal Court did not have subject matter jurisdiction over a claim by the Ysleta Del Sur Pueblo[3] against the city of El Paso, Texas for lands obtained through a Spanish land grant.  Relief for the quiet title action could be sought under state law but not federal law.  Although Indian law and property law were contained within the court’s analysis,…

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Ten Decisions (and One DIG) in June

Ten Decisions (and One DIG) in June

Gorsuch and the Liberals The Supreme Court released five decisions on Monday with five more (and a DIG) coming out on Wednesday. These did not include the highly publicized decisions on guns, abortion, or border policy.The decision in Denezpi v. United States struck me as interesting based on the composition of the dissent with Gorsuch authoring for himself, Kagan, and Sotomayor (the latter two…