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PENOBSCOT NATION v. FREY et al

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Case Number:

1:12-cv-00254

Court:

Maine

Nature of Suit:

Other Statutory Actions

Judge:

GEORGE Z. SINGAL

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  1. April 29, 2016

    Maine, Municipalities Will Appeal Tribe's River Rights Ruling

    The state of Maine and a handful of state municipalities and companies will appeal a federal judge's ruling on the Penobscot Nation's fishing rights and reservation boundaries, following up on recent notices from both the tribe and the federal government indicating they would do the same.

  2. February 18, 2016

    Maine Tribe Can't Change River Rights Ruling

    A Maine federal judge refused Thursday to amend his ruling on the Penobscot Nation's fishing rights and reservation boundaries, despite the tribe and federal government's argument that the ownership of submerged land in the Penobscot River remained unclear.

  3. February 03, 2016

    Maine Says Tribe's Reservation Borders Already Decided

    The state of Maine fought requests by the federal government and the Penobscot Nation to clarify a ruling on the tribe's fishing rights and reservation boundaries, saying Wednesday that a dispute over who can regulate the main portion of the Penobscot River had been "conclusively resolved."

  4. January 21, 2016

    Maine Parties Fight Review Of Ruling On Tribe's Reservation

    Local municipalities and businesses in Maine objected to a request from the federal government and the Penobscot Nation to clarify a ruling on the tribe's fishing rights and reservation boundaries, saying Thursday that additional territory within the reservation would give the nation unlawful regulatory power.

  5. January 14, 2016

    Maine Tribe, Feds Ask Judge To Clarify Reservation Borders

    The United States government and the Penobscot Nation in Maine, which recently emerged victorious in their suit over the state's attempt to regulate the nation's fishing rights, asked a Maine federal judge Wednesday to clarify the scope of the nation's island reservation boundaries in his order.

  6. December 16, 2015

    Maine Tribe Can't Regulate River Waters, Judge Says

    A Maine federal judge resolved a dispute over who can regulate the main portion of the Penobscot River, ruling Wednesday that the Penobscot Nation's reservation does not include the waters in this section, but the tribe can fish anywhere in the area.

  7. August 13, 2015

    Maine Court Urged To Nix Tribe's Witnesses In Water Row

    A group of Maine municipalities and companies urged a federal court Wednesday to exclude testimony from three historians for the Penobscot Nation in a suit over its ability to regulate nonmembers on the Penobscot River, arguing the testimony did not help the court interpret two 1980 state laws at the case's core.

  8. June 23, 2015

    Penobscot Nation Tells Court It Has Authority Over River

    The Penobscot Nation told a Maine federal court Monday that legislation enacted in 1980 didn't strip the tribe of its right to regulate activities on the Penobscot River, while the state of Maine argued that the legislation plainly limited the tribe's authority and rights to the disputed area.

  9. April 28, 2015

    5 Native American Environmental Cases To Watch In 2015

    High-profile environmental lawsuits in Indian Country this year include disputes over energy projects proposed on culturally important sites, the rights of tribes to manage the implementation of federal clean air and water statutes, and the responsibility of states to ensure tribes have clean water and plenty of fish.

  10. April 14, 2015

    Penobscot Nation Has Claim On Maine River, Feds Argue

    The U.S. on Monday urged a Maine federal judge to declare that the Penobscot Nation's reservation encompasses some or all of the main stem of the Penobscot River, saying the state is improperly attempting to limit the tribe's fishing rights to the river.

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