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2024 State Court Cases

Last updated: November 19, 2024

Next update should be ready by: November 27, 2024

Recently Added Cases:

Research was performed on 11/19/2024, but no new cases were found since the last update.

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December

 

November

 

October

In re Epik W.
Materials via Turtle Talk
2024 WL 4602720
No. E2023-01417-COA-R3-JV
Court of Appeals of Tennessee.
October 29, 2024

Legal Topics: Indian Child Welfare Act

 

Isaac William Hess v. Lisa Ann Hess
2024 WL 4587702
Docket No. 50719-2023
Supreme Court of Idaho.
October 28, 2024

Legal Topics: Tribal Jurisdiction; Child Custody

 

Bennett v. Troy City Council
2024 WL 4557622
CV-23-0709
Supreme Court, Appellate Division, Third Department, New York.
October 24, 2024

Legal Topics: Cultural Resources

 

Interest of N.K.
2024 WL 4562147
#30549
Supreme Court of South Dakota.
October 23, 2024

Legal Topics: Indian Child Welfare Act

 

September

Matter of Welfare of J.A.D.
Materials via Turtle Talk
2024 WL 4340214
A24-0317, A24-0319
Court of Appeals of Minnesota.
September 30, 2024

Legal Topics: Indian Child Welfare Act; Tribal Sovereign Immunity

 

O'Brien v. Delaplain
Materials via Turtle Talk
2024 WL 4312649
Supreme Court No. S-18217
Supreme Court of Alaska.
September 27, 2024

Legal Topics: Indian Child Welfare Act; Jurisdiction

 

In the matter of V.J.R.
2024 WL 4272695
120844
Supreme Court of Oklahoma.
September 24, 2024

Legal Topics: Indian Child Welfare Act

 

Hoffman v. Hollow Horn
Materials via Turtle Talk
2024 WL 4232465
#30498
Supreme Court of South Dakota.
September 18, 2024

Legal Topics: Fee Land

 

City of Sammamish v. Titcomb
2024 WL 4156608
No. 101894-1
Supreme Court of Washington,
En Banc.
September 12, 2024

Legal Topics: Resource Management; Fishing Rights

 

C.K.T. v. State
2024 WL 4381202
Case Number: 121602
Court of Civil Appeals of Oklahoma, Division No. 2.
September 11, 2024

Legal Topics: Indian Child Welfare Act

 

State ex rel. Oklahoma Bar Association v. Jordan
2024 WL 4128903
SCBD-7504
Supreme Court of Oklahoma.
September 10, 2024

Legal Topics: Jurisdiction, Professional Misconduct

 

Rosalind M. v. State of Alaska
Materials via Turtle Talk
2024 WL 4097534
Supreme Court No. S-18683
Supreme Court of Alaska.
September 6, 2024

Legal Topics: Indian Child Welfare Act

 

August

Anton K. v. State of Alaska
2024 WL 3999334
Supreme Court No. S-18916
Supreme Court of Alaska.
August 30, 2024

Legal Topics: Indian Child Welfare Act

 

In re Dependency of A.H.
2024 WL 3976004
NO. 102558-1
Supreme Court of Washington,
EN BANC.
August 29, 2024

Legal Topics: Indian Child Welfare Act

 

Barkus v. State
2024 WL 3982457
Case Number: F-2022-1072
Court of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma.
August 29, 2024

Legal Topics: McGirt v. Oklahoma; Tribal Membership

 

Fort Klamath Critical Habitat Landowners, Inc. v. Woodcock
334 Or.App. 509
A181385
Court of Appeals of Oregon.
August 28, 2024

Legal Topics: Water Rights

 

In the Matter of the Guardianship of: A.K.
Materials via Turtle Talk
2024 WL 3948105
No. 1 CA-CV 23-0485
Court of Appeals of Arizona, Division 1.
August 27, 2024

Legal Topics: Indian Child Welfare Act

 

Irwin v. State
2024 WL 3896956
F-2022-741
Court of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma.
August 22, 2024

Legal Topics: Jurisdiction

 

Torgerson v. Torgerson
2024 WL 3895858
#30046
Supreme Court of South Dakota.
August 21, 2024

Legal Topics: Civil Jurisdiction; Jurisdiction Over Non-members

 

In re Dezi C.
Materials via Turtle Talk
2024 WL 3853597
S275578
Supreme Court of California.
August 19, 2024

Legal Topics: Indian Child Welfare Act

 

In re Kenneth D.
Materials via Turtle Talk
2024 WL 3853595
S276649
Supreme Court of California.
August 19, 2024

Legal Topics: Indian Child Welfare Act

 

In re N.J.
2024 WL 3765337
B326007 consolidated with B331343
Court of Appeal, Second District, Division 4, California.
August 12, 2024

Legal Topics: Indian Child Welfare Act

 

State in Interest of K.B.
2024 WL 3709687
No. 20240136-CA
Court of Appeals of Utah.
August 8, 2024

Legal Topics: Indian Child Welfare Act

 

July

Center for Biological Diversity et al. v. County of San Benito, Henry Ruhnke et al., Amah Mutsun Tribal Band
2024 WL 3664556
H051322, H051323
Court of Appeal, Sixth District, California.
July 24, 2024

Legal Topics: California Environmental Quality Act; Cultural Resources/Property

 

Cayuga Nation v. Parker (Appeal No. 2)
2024 WL 3286986
269
CA 23-00739
Supreme Court, Appellate Division, Fourth Department, New York.
July 3, 2024

Legal Topics: Economic Development; Enforcement of Tribal Court Judgment

 

Cayuga Nation v. Parker (Appeal No. 1)
Materials via Turtle Talk
2024 WL 3286989
270
CA 23-00163
Supreme Court, Appellate Division, Fourth Department, New York.
July 3, 2024

Legal Topics: Economic Development; Enforcement of Tribal Court Judgment

 

Cayuga Nation v. Seneca-John
2024 WL 3286962
267
CA 23-00740
Supreme Court, Appellate Division, Fourth Department, New York.
July 3, 2024

Legal Topics: Economic Development; Enforcement of Tribal Court Judgment

 

June

San Carlos Apache Tribe v. State
2024 WL 3191664
No. CV-22-0290-PR
Supreme Court of Arizona.
June 27, 2024

Legal Topics: Clean Water Act

 

Surface Water Use Permit Applications, Integration of Appurtenant Rights and Amendments to the Interim Instream Flow Standards, Nā Wai ‘Ehā Surface Water Management Areas of Waihe‘e River, Waiehu Stream, Wailuku River (Previously Known as ‘Īao Stream) and Waikapū Stream, Maui
2024 WL 3062952
SCOT-21-0000581
Supreme Court of Hawai‘i.
June 20, 2024

Legal Topics: Water Rights

 

Lela Mae Flowers v. Jena Bank of Choctaw Indians, et al
Materials via Turtle Talk
2024 WL 2947807
CA 23-728
Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.
June 12, 2024

Legal Topics: Tribal Sovereign Immunity

 

Lundeen v. Lake County
2024 WL 2827802
DA 23-0387
Supreme Court of Montana.
Submitted on Briefs: March 20, 2024
Decided: June 4, 2024

Legal Topics: Access Rights; Negligent Misrepresentation

 

Flying T Ranch Inc. v. Stillaguamish Tribe of Indians
Materials via Turtle Talk
2024 WL 2812338
No. 85739-8-I
Court of Appeals of Washington, Division 1.
June 3, 2024

Legal Topics: Tribal Sovereign Immunity

 

Matter of Welfare of Children of L.K. and A.S.
Materials via Turtle Talk
2024 WL 2808199
A23-1762
Court of Appeals of Minnesota.
June 3, 2024

Legal Topics: Indian Child Welfare Act

 

May

Kanahele v. State
2024 WL 2762503
SCAP-22-0000268
Supreme Court of Hawai‘i.
May 30, 2024

Legal Topics: Hawaiian Homes Commission Act; Trust Breach

 

In re JCR II/JCR/JCR/JCR, Minors
Materials via Turtle Talk
2024 WL 2522123
No. 367472
Court of Appeals of Michigan.
May 23, 2024

Legal Topics: Indian Child Welfare Act

 

State of Washington v. Wallahee
Materials via Turtle Talk
2024 WL 2197319
No. 20439-0
Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.
May 16, 2024

Legal Topics: Hunting and Fishing Rights

 

Barnoskie v. Arkansas Department of Human Services
2024 Ark. App. 323
No. CV-23-834
Court of Appeals of Arkansas, DIVISION II.
Opinion Delivered May 15, 2024

Legal Topics: Indian Child Welfare Act

 

In re D.M.
2024 WL 2012491
E082401
Court of Appeal, Fourth District, Division 2, California.
Filed May 7, 2024

Legal Topics: Indian Child Welfare Act

 

In the Matter of: J.O.
2024 WL 2002899
No. COA23-744
Court of Appeals of North Carolina.
May 7, 2024

Legal Topics: Indian Child Welfare Act

 

H.A. v. Superior Court of San Joaquin County
2024 WL 1950768
C099704
Court of Appeal, Third District, California.
May 3, 2024

Legal Topics: Indian Child Welfare Act

 

In re Peters/Brinton/Mathews, In re N. Brinton
Materials via Turtle Talk
2024 WL 1946185
No. 367069, No. 367070
Court of Appeals of Michigan.
May 2, 2024

Legal Topics: Indian Child Welfare Act

 

Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs Reservation of Oregon v. Deschutes County
332 Or.App. 361
A183421(Control), A183430, A183431, A183432, A183436, A183461, A183462
Court of Appeals of Oregon.
Argued and Submitted March 28, 2024.
May 1, 2024

Legal Topics: Fishing Rights

 

April

Ito v. Copper River Native Association
Materials via Turtle Talk
2024 WL 1820277
Supreme Court No. S-17965
Supreme Court of Alaska.
April 26, 2024

Legal Topics: Sovereign Immunity

 

Trujillo v. Foster
Materials via Turtle Talk
2024 WL 1740756
No. A-1-CA-40743
Court of Appeals of New Mexico.
April 23, 2024

Legal Topics: Sovereign Immunity

 

In the Matter of: M.R., S.R., E.R., and N.R.
2024 WL 1728289
Case Number: 120910
Comp. w/120844, 121060
Supreme Court of Oklahoma.
Decided: April 23, 2024

Legal Topics: Indian Child Welfare Act

 

Stitt v. Treat
Materials on Turtle Talk
2024 WL 1404569
Case Number: 121497
Supreme Court of Oklahoma.
April 2, 2024

Legal Topics: Taxation

 

March

Montana Democratic Party v. Jacobsen
2024 WL 1291935
DA 22-0667
Supreme Court of Montana.
Submitted on Briefs: October 25, 2023
Decided: March 27, 2024

Legal Topics: Voting Rights

 

Interest of R.H.
2024 WL 1207303
No. 02-23-00371-CV
Court of Appeals of Texas, Fort Worth.
Delivered: March 21, 2024

Legal Topics: Indian Child Welfare Act

 

South Point Energy Center LLC v. Arizona Department of Revenue
Materials via Turtle Talk
2024 WL 1163249
No. 1 CA-TX 20-0004
Supreme Court of North Dakota.
Filed March 19, 2024

Legal Topics: White Mountain Apache Tribe v. Bracker; Indian Taxation

 

State of Montana v. Malinda Crazymule
Materials via Turtle Talk
2024 WL 1171741
DA 21-0574
Supreme Court of Montana.
Submitted on Briefs: December 13, 2023
Decided: March 19, 2024

Legal Topics: Criminal Jurisdiction

 

Interest of A.P.
2024 WL 969495
No. 20230404
Supreme Court of North Dakota.
Filed March 7, 2024

Legal Topics: Indian Child Welfare Act

 

State of Oklahoma v. Steven Leon Fuller
Materials via Turtle Talk
2024 WL 981397
Case Number: S-2023-409
Court of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma.
Decided: March 7, 2024

Legal Topics: Criminal Jurisdiction

 

February

In re Samantha F.
2024 WL 726440
E080888
Court of Appeal, Fourth District, Division 2, California.
Filed February 22, 2024

Legal Topics: Indian Child Welfare Act

 

In the Matter of the Dependency of: A.T.
2024 WL 717279
No. 39603-7-III
Court of Appeals of Washington, Division 3.
February 22, 2024

Legal Topics: Indian Child Welfare Act

 

Tiffany South v. Police Chief Isaac Lujan and Police Captain Will Duran
Materials via Turtle Talk
2024 WL 668548
No. A-1-CA-39295
Court of Appeals of New Mexico.
Filing Date: February 14, 2024

Legal Topics: Jurisdiction

 

January

Interest of C.J.B.
2024 WL 334009
NO. 14-23-00186-CV, NO. 14-23-00208-CV
Court of Appeals of Texas, Houston (14th Dist.).
January 30, 2024

Legal Topics: Indian Child Welfare Act

 

Matter of Dependency of A.T.
541 P.3d 1079
No. 39603-7-III
Court of Appeals of Washington, Division 3.
Filed January 25, 2024

Legal Topics: Indian Child Welfare Act

 

In re Interest of Cameron L. and David L.
32 Neb.App. 578
No. A-23-377
Court of Appeals of Nebraska.
Filed January 23, 2024

Legal Topics: Indian Child Welfare Act

 

Jeremiah Sipp v. Buffalo Thunder, Inc.
Materials via Turtle Talk
2024 WL 162281
NO. S-1-SC-39169
Supreme Court of New Mexico.
Filing Date: January 16, 2024

Legal Topics: Indian Gaming Regulatory Act; Tribal Jurisdiction

 

In re P.H.
2024 WL 136569
B321592
Court of Appeal, Second District, Division 5, California.
Filed January 12, 2024

Legal Topics: Indian Child Welfare Act

 

In re Ricardo T.
315 Neb. 718
Nos. S-23-234, S-23-236, S-23-237, S-23-238.
Supreme Court of Nebraska.
Filed January 12, 2024

Legal Topics: Indian Child Welfare Act