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Professor Tahdooahnippah elected chairman of the Comanche Nation

Posted: June 11, 2024
As the weight of the ceremonial blanket settled in on Forrest Tahdooahnippah’s shoulder at his recent swearing-in ceremony, so too did the weight of responsibility. “This is a huge opportunity and a very humbling experience to have the trust and faith of 17,000 Comanches put into my hands,” he told attendees at the May 24 …

Professor Tahdooahnippah elected chairman of the Comanche Nation

Mitchell Hamline faculty offer Supreme Court analysis, also appear in national news stories

Posted: July 12, 2023
Several Mitchell Hamline faculty members have appeared in news media in recent weeks. Many were regional news stories, where they offered legal analysis on several critical Supreme Court opinions. In addition, three faculty members also appeared in national news stories on other topics. Here’s a rundown. National news appearances July 14: Professor Thaddeus Pope spoke …

Mitchell Hamline faculty offer Supreme Court analysis, also appear in national news stories

Professor EagleWoman weighs in on Supreme Court’s ICWA ruling

Posted: June 16, 2023
The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday upheld the 1978 Indian Child Welfare Act in a 7-2 opinion. Professor Angelique EagleWoman (Sisseton Wahpeton Oyate), director of Mitchell Hamline’s Native American Law and Sovereignty Institute, had long followed the cases through the courts that ended up at the Supreme Court. She offered legal analysis in several media …

Professor EagleWoman weighs in on Supreme Court’s ICWA ruling

Mitchell Hamline professor Angelique EagleWoman sworn in as chief justice of tribal Supreme Court

Posted: October 26, 2022
Two years after becoming a justice on the Sisseton-Wahpeton Supreme Court of Appeals, Mitchell Hamline Professor Angelique EagleWoman this month was sworn in as the court’s chief justice. “It is truly an honor to become the first Sisseton-Wahpeton citizen to hold the position of chief justice of the SWO Supreme Court and the first woman,” …

Mitchell Hamline professor Angelique EagleWoman sworn in as chief justice of tribal Supreme Court

Wisconsin tribes win ruling in yearslong case that included Mitchell Hamline student work

Posted: August 25, 2022
A federal appeals court ruled this month that the state of Wisconsin can’t impose property taxes on tribal lands, so long as the land is currently owned by the tribes or their members. Students from Mitchell Hamline worked on various aspects of the case as it moved through the courts over several years. The ruling …

Wisconsin tribes win ruling in yearslong case that included Mitchell Hamline student work