Lac du Flambeau roads to reopen, judge sides with tribe
A Native American tribe and a northern Wisconsin town have reached an agreement under which the tribe will temporarily reopen four barricaded roads that are the subject of a decadelong dispute and a recent lawsuit.
Lawsuit: Remove blockades in Wisconsin tribal land dispute
Northern Wisconsin land owners have asked a federal judge to order the removal of barricades set up by a Native American tribe in a decade-long dispute over roads it claims were illegally built on tribal land.
High court votes to keep rule that allows transfer of cases to tribal courts
The Wisconsin Supreme Court has voted to keep in place a rule that lets circuit court judges transfer civil cases to tribal courts.
Justices defer decision on transfers of circuit court cases to tribal courts
The Wisconsin Supreme Court has decided to defer taking action on two petitions involving a rule that allows the transfer of circuit-court cases to tribal courts.
Supreme Court to debate petitions next week
The Wisconsin Supreme Court is scheduled to debate proposals related to tribal courts, trust accounts and disciplinary procedures next week.
High court hears testimony on tribal court transfer rule
The Wisconsin Supreme Court heard testimony Tuesday on a rule that now lets circuit courts transfer cases to tribal courts, as well as on a petition that would have the same rule repealed.
Public hearing on transferring cases to tribal courts to go all day
As promised, the Wisconsin Supreme Court plans to both review a rule that lets circuit courts transfer cases to tribal courts and consider a petition that would have the same rule repealed.
Court slated to discuss tribal transfer petition
The Wisconsin Supreme Court is slated to discuss a petition Monday that would disallow the ability to transfer cases from state court to tribal court.
Move to tribal court affirmed
It is not necessary that there be a separate pending case in tribal court for a state court to transfer an action under sec. 801.54(2). In the first appellate case to interpret the statute, the Wisconsin Court of Appeals concluded on June 1 that “concurrent jurisdiction” only means that both courts could exercise jurisdiction over […]
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