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Wyoming V. United States Department Of Interior, Keatan J. Williams
Wyoming V. United States Department Of Interior, Keatan J. Williams
Public Land & Resources Law Review
In a scathing opinion, the United States District Court for the District of Wyoming granted a motion for preliminary injunction, effectively blocking the BLM’s new Fracking Rule from being implemented on federal and tribal lands in the United States. The court held not only was the BLM’s new rule likely arbitrary and capricious, but the department lacked the authority to regulate fracking. The opinion relied on the Safe Drinking Water Act and the Energy Policy Act to determine that Congress explicitly removed fracking from federal regulation. Pending an appeal, the new Fracking Rule will not be implemented.
Tulalip Tribes V. Suquamish Indian Tribe, Kevin B. Rechkoff
Tulalip Tribes V. Suquamish Indian Tribe, Kevin B. Rechkoff
Public Land & Resources Law Review
In a longstanding battle between two entrenched Indian tribes, the Ninth Circuit reaffirmed fishing access doctrines established in the Boldt Decisions. Consequentially, the Boldt Decisions have been confirmed as the preeminent authority in determining tribal fishing rights in conjunction with treaties and inter-tribal conflicts. By applying the Boldt standards of “usual and accustomed,” the Ninth Circuit demonstrated its commitment to giving tribes a wide breadth in establishing claims to fishing grounds off reservation. In the future, fishing treaty litigation will continue with the Boldt standard’s low burden of proof for tribes asserting fishing access rights.
Tribal Disruption And Federalism, Matthew L.M. Fletcher
Tribal Disruption And Federalism, Matthew L.M. Fletcher
Montana Law Review
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