No. 21-838

Penobscot Nation v. Aaron M. Frey, Attorney General of Maine, et al.

Lower Court: First Circuit
Docketed: 2021-12-07
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Amici (1)Response Waived Experienced Counsel
Tags: alaska-pacific-fisheries indian-canons indian-canons-of-construction indian-settlement-acts maine-indian-settlement-acts penobscot-nation reservation reservation-boundaries statutory-interpretation tribal-rights
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Latest Conference: 2022-04-14
Related Cases: 21-840 (Vide)
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the Maine Indian Settlement Acts codify the historical understanding of the Penobscot Nation's reservation

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION PRESENTED Whether the Maine Indian Settlement Acts— consistent with this Court’s precedents on statutory interpretation and the Indian canons of construction— codify the historical understanding of the Penobscot Nation, the United States, and the State that the Penobscot Reservation encompasses the Main Stem of the Penobscot River. (i)

Docket Entries

2022-04-18
Petition DENIED.
2022-03-23
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/14/2022.
2022-03-22
Reply of petitioner Penobscot Nation filed. (Distributed)
2022-03-04
Brief of respondents Aaron M. Frey, Attorney General of Maine, et al. in opposition filed.
2022-01-06
Waiver of right of respondents Town of East Millinocket; Guilford-Sangerville Sanitary District; Town of Howland; Town of Lincoln; Lincoln Sanitary District; Town of Mattawamkeag; Town of Millinocket; Veazie Sewer District to respond filed.
2021-12-29
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including March 7, 2022, for all respondents.
2021-12-27
Motion to extend the time to file a response from January 6, 2022 to March 7, 2022, submitted to The Clerk.
2021-12-22
Brief amici curiae of National Congress of American Indians and USET Sovereignty Protection Fund filed.
2021-12-03
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due January 6, 2022)

Attorneys

Members of the Congressional Native American Caucus
Hyland HuntDeutsch Hunt, PLLC, Amicus
Hyland HuntDeutsch Hunt, PLLC, Amicus
National Congress of American Indians and USET Sovereignty Protection Fund
Daniel David LewerenzNative American Rights Fund, Amicus
Daniel David LewerenzNative American Rights Fund, Amicus
Penobscot Nation
Pratik Arvind ShahAkin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld, LLP, Petitioner
Pratik Arvind ShahAkin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld, LLP, Petitioner
State of Maine, Aaron M. Frey, Judy A. Camuso, Dan Scott
Kimberly Leehaug PatwardhanOffice of the Maine Attorney General, Respondent
Kimberly Leehaug PatwardhanOffice of the Maine Attorney General, Respondent
The Maine Indian Tribal-State Commission
Luke A. SobotaThree Crowns LLP, Amicus
Luke A. SobotaThree Crowns LLP, Amicus
Town of East Millinocket; Guilford-Sangerville Sanitary District; Town of Howland; Town of Lincoln; Lincoln Sanitary District; Town of Mattawamkeag; Town of Millinocket; Veazie Sewer District
Joshua Dale DunlapPierce Atwood LLP, Respondent
Joshua Dale DunlapPierce Atwood LLP, Respondent