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The Iron Cold Of The Marshall Trilogy, Matthew L.M. Fletcher Dec 2006

The Iron Cold Of The Marshall Trilogy, Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

This article examines the Marshall Trilogy of federal Indian law from numerous perspectives - legal pedagogy, legal history, federalism and constitutional law, law and literature, and law and economics.


Same-Sex Marriage, Indian Tribes, And The Constitution, Matthew L.M. Fletcher Dec 2006

Same-Sex Marriage, Indian Tribes, And The Constitution, Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

A same-sex marriage amendment, depending on the text, might serve to incorporate Indian tribes into the federal union as the third sovereign. The Constitution has not been amended to incorporate Indian tribes into the federal union, rendering their place in Our Federalism uncertain and unpredictable. A same-sex marriage amendment that applies to limit or expand tribal authority to recognize or authorize same-sex marriage could constitute an implicit recognition of Indian tribes as the third sovereign in the American system of federalism. Even an amendment that excludes mention of Indian tribes may have something to say about Indian tribes as the …


Toward A Theory Of Intertribal And Intratribal Common Law, Matthew L.M. Fletcher Jul 2006

Toward A Theory Of Intertribal And Intratribal Common Law, Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Courts and scholars refer to the substantive common law applied by tribal courts in the United States using the monolithic term “tribal common law,” but in fact tribal common law can and should be subdivided into two major categories of law – “intertribal common law” and “intratribal common law.” “Intertribal common law” is the common law applied by tribal courts to cases arising out of Anglo-American legal constructs, such as employment contracts or housing leases. “Intratribal common law” is the common law applied by tribal courts to cases arising out of indigenous legal constructs, such as family and inheritance rules …


Looking To The East: The Stories Of Modern Indian People And The Development Of Tribal Law, Matthew L.M. Fletcher Jan 2006

Looking To The East: The Stories Of Modern Indian People And The Development Of Tribal Law, Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

No abstract provided.


The Supreme Court And Federal Indian Policy, Matthew L.M. Fletcher Jan 2006

The Supreme Court And Federal Indian Policy, Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

No abstract provided.


Indian Treaties And The Survival Of The Great Lakes, Wenona T. Singel, Matthew L.M. Fletcher Dec 2005

Indian Treaties And The Survival Of The Great Lakes, Wenona T. Singel, Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

No abstract provided.