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United States v. Frey

Petition for certiorari denied on April 18, 2022

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Docket No. Op. Below Argument Opinion Vote Author Term
21-840 1st Cir. N/A N/A N/A N/A OT 2021

Issue: Whether the Penobscot Indian Reservation includes only the uplands of the islands in the main stem of the Penobscot River or also includes the surrounding river, where the Penobscot have fished, hunted, and trapped since time immemorial.

DateProceedings and Orders (key to color coding)
Dec 03 2021Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due January 6, 2022)
Dec 22 2021Brief amici curiae of National Congress of American Indians and USET Sovereignty Protection Fund filed.
Dec 27 2021Motion to extend the time to file a response from January 6, 2022 to March 7, 2022, submitted to The Clerk.
Dec 29 2021Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including March 7, 2022, for all respondents.
Jan 06 2022Brief amicus curiae of The Maine Indian Tribal-State Commission filed. VIDED.
Jan 06 2022Brief amici curiae of Members of the Congressional Native American Caucus filed. VIDED.
Mar 04 2022Brief of respondents Aaron M. Frey, Attorney General of Maine, et al. in opposition filed.
Mar 23 2022DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/14/2022.
Mar 24 2022Reply of petitioner United States filed. (Distributed)
Apr 18 2022Petition DENIED.