West LegalEdcenter is now part of CeriFi

My CLE Knowledge Center^SM

Search Catalog

State Requirements

Content Partners

Help | Shopping Cart | Contact Us | Sign In

Browse Programs

CLE

Accredited For

Specialty Credits

Practice Areas

Content Partners

Core Business and Professional Skills

Paralegal Studies

Subscriptions

West Accreditation Services

Live Program Calendar

All Programs for This Month

About Us

Home

FAQ

Help

Related Programs


Find more programs in same practice area(s)

Find more programs from this content partner

Program Details

The SCOTUS 2018 Term's Indian Law Merits Docket: Reservation Status, Tax, and Hunting Rights Cases

Content Partner: CWAG

Price:	$293.00*
Member Price:	$293.00

This program is no longer available.

* Applicable Membership or Subscription discounts will be added in your shopping cart

Description: The Supreme Court has granted certiorari in three Indian law cases that will be decided this Term—Carpenter v. Murphy, Washington Department of Licensing v. Cougar Den, Inc., and Herrera v. Wyoming. Each involves issues that will have substantial practical and legal effect on both the parties and others. Carpenter raises the question whether the 1866 territorial boundaries of the Creek Nation remain in place. If so, a significant portion of eastern Oklahoma, including Tulsa, will become “Indian country” for civil and criminal jurisdiction purposes. The respondent has challenged his state-law conviction for capital murder on the ground that the crime occurred within the Creek Nation’s 19th century boundaries, and therefore within Indian country, even though Oklahoma has exercised jurisdiction over the area since statehood. Cougar Den presents a recurring Indian law issue: whether a tribal member’s business operations are subject to state taxation. The challenged tax is Washington’s motor fuel excise tax whose legal incidence attached off reservation at the time Cougar Den tankers brought the fuel into Washington from Oregon. Cougar Den contends that an 1855 treaty provision exempts such shipments from taxation when transported on any public highway. Finally, in Herrera the Supreme Court is asked to overrule expressly Ward v. Race Horse (1896), which held that Wyoming’s admission to statehood abrogated the off-reservation hunting rights of the Eastern Band of Shoshones and Bannock Tribe reserved under an 1868 treaty. The petitioner in Herrera is a member of the Crow Tribe, a party to another 1868 treaty containing the same off-reservation hunting right provision, who was convicted of taking elk in a national forest without compliance with Wyoming law.

Learn the nuances of the cases that the Supreme Court will be deciding.
Prepare to listen in a more informed manner to the oral argument or read the argument transcript.

Moderator: Derek Schmidt, Attorney General, State of Kansas

Carpenter v. Murphy: Whether the 1866 territorial boundaries of the Creek Nation within the former Indian Territory of eastern Oklahoma constitute an “Indian reservation” today under 18 U.S.C. § 1151(a).
Presenter: Mithun Mansinghani, Solicitor General, State of Oklahoma

Washington Department of Licensing v. Cougar Den, Inc.: Whether the Yakama Treaty of 1855 creates a right for tribal members to avoid state taxes on off-reservation commercial activities that make use of public highways.
Presenter: Fronda C. Woods, former Assistant Attorney General, State of Washington

Herrera v. Wyoming: Whether Wyoming’s admission to the Union or the establishment of the Bighorn National Forest abrogated the Crow Tribe of Indians’ 1868 federal treaty right to hunt on the “unoccupied lands of the United States,” thereby permitting the present-day criminal conviction of a Crow member who engaged in subsistence hunting for his family.
Presenter: John G. Knepper, Chief Deputy Attorney General, State of Wyoming


Practice Areas:		Native Populations & Tribal Law

Online Media Type:		Audio

Production Date:		11/15/2018 2:00 PM EST

Level:		Intermediate

Category:		Standard

Duration:		1 Hours, 30 Minutes

Online Format:		Live

Course Type:		Public

Click here for information on subscription discounts and Group Viewing opportunities.

Purchase of this product provides online access for 180 days. If you are purchasing a live webcast, you will receive complimentary access to the on demand version for 180 days once it becomes available. Please note that the on demand and podcast versions may, or may not be accredited in your state.

If you intend to take a course for CLE credit, please make sure your state is listed in the "Accreditation" section to the upper right of the program description. Accreditation displayed is unique to the purchased program format (live conference, live webcast, on demand, podcast). Credit totals listed for live conferences are the maximum credits available. Credits issued will be based upon actual time in attendance. Credit totals for other formats are for complete programs. Partial credit is not available for any online or downloadable format.

West LegalEdcenter will not provide accreditation for states not listed.

CLE Scholarship information
Tuition Assistance for legal professionals taking our programs. Learn more about the program.

This product is intended for individual use by the named purchaser. Group viewings for online programs may be arranged for five or more attorneys within the same organization prior to viewing by emailing west.wlec-sales@thomson.com.

People who bought this program also bought:

There are no current recommendations

E-mail a colleague about this program.

Credit Eligibility:

Click on the jurisdiction to view credit eligibility details for this program

IMPORTANT!
This program is:

NOT AVAILABLE
FOR CLE CREDIT

If you complete this
program, a generic
completion certificate
will be provided
in your profile.

Request credits for a state not listed.

Check your state requirements and get contact information.

Speakers:

•	Derek Schmidt - Attorney General Kansas
•	Mithun Mansinghani - Solicitor General, State of Oklahoma
•	Fronda Woods - Formerly with the Washington Attorney General's Office
•	John G. Knepper - Chief Deputy Attorney General, State of Wyoming


	This product is designed to provide information in regard to the subject matter covered. It is sold with the understanding that the publisher is not engaged in rendering legal, accounting, or other professional service. If legal advice or other expert assistance is required, the services of a competent professional person should be sought.