Sequoyah v. TVA, 6th Circuit, Docket No. 79-1633: Motion for Leave to Appear and to File Memorandum as Amici Curiae

Motion to submit amicus brief filed by the Sisseton-Wahpeton Sioux Tribe, Zuni Tribe, Americans for Indian Opportunity, North American Indian Museum Association and Hui Malama Aina O\u27Koolau in support of the Cherokee groups suing to prevent competition of the Tellico Project

United States of America Federal Power Commission: Escondido Mutual Water Company, project no. 176: Secretary of the Interior acting in his capacity as trustee for the Rincon, La Jolla, and San Pasqual Bands of Mission Indians v. Escondido Mutual Water Company and City of Escondido, California, docket no. E-7562: Vista Irrigation District, docket no. E-7655

Case Summary: Federal Power Commission hearing in which Indians claim that Federal Power Commission license to water company affecting tribal water rights is legally and economically invalid.https://scholar.law.colorado.edu/david-h-getches-litigation/1002/thumbnail.jp

Welcome to the Class of 2010

Summary by Jane Thompson: David Getches starts his remarks by sharing interesting facts about the entering class, but he concludes by talking about the legal profession and its ideals.https://scholar.law.colorado.edu/david-h-getches-speeches/1002/thumbnail.jp

Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe of Indians v. Rogers C. Morton, Secretary of the Interior, appellant: no. 73-2184

Case summary: Secretary of the Interior violated his fiduciary obligations to the Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe by failing to minimize diversions from river feeding reservation lake, which resulted in continued diminishment of the lake and its fisheries. However, the tribe was not entitled to award of attorneys\u27 fees.https://scholar.law.colorado.edu/david-h-getches-litigation/1001/thumbnail.jp

Colorado State Bar Swearing in Ceremony

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United States of America, petitioner v. Archie L. Mason, et al., respondents

Case summary: The United States did not breach its fiduciary duty as trustee of Indian property by paying the Oklahoma inheritance tax assessed against the estate of decedent, a restricted Osage Indian.https://scholar.law.colorado.edu/david-h-getches-litigation/1007/thumbnail.jp

In the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit: no. 72-1029: the Oneida Indian Nation of New York State, also known as the Oneida Nation of New York, also known as the Oneida Indians of New York, and the Oneida Indian Nation of Wisconsin, also known as the Oneida Tribe of Indians of Wisconsin, Inc., appellants, v. the County of Oneida, New York, and the County of Madison, New York, appellees

Case summary: Action by the Oneida Indian Nations of New York State and Wisconsin challenging sale of tribal lands as violating Indian treaties and the Indian Non-Intercourse Act. The Court of Appeals affirmed dismissal for lack of federal question jurisdiction.https://scholar.law.colorado.edu/david-h-getches-litigation/1020/thumbnail.jp

Stearns Award Remarks

Summary by Jane Thompson: This award is the highest the University of Colorado offers, and is named for Robert L. Stearns, who served as Dean of the law school in the 1930\u27s. David Getches received this award in May 2011, shortly before his retirement. David starts by naming his family members and says to them: I borrowed your time all these years; consider it a donation to CU. He talks about the challenges higher education faces -- state funding cuts, charges of political indoctrination by professors, etc. -- but he goes on to defend higher education\u27s cherished academic freedom, innovation and efficiency, and its role in ensuring the state\u27s vitality.https://scholar.law.colorado.edu/david-h-getches-speeches/1009/thumbnail.jp

Welcome to the Class of 2011

Summary by Jane Thompson: David Getches starts his remarks by sharing interesting facts about the entering class, but he concludes by talking about the legal profession and its ideals.https://scholar.law.colorado.edu/david-h-getches-speeches/1019/thumbnail.jp

Native Hawaiians Study Commission: hearings before the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, United States Senate, Ninety-eighth Congress, second session, on the report of the Native Hawaiians Study Commission

Oral and written testimony of David H. Getches during this Congressional hearing is contained on p. 48-71 of Part 1. His testimony was delivered on Monday April 16, 1984 in Honolulu, Hawaii.https://scholar.law.colorado.edu/david-h-getches-congressional-testimony/1005/thumbnail.jp