Professor Clinton was quoted in a June 5 article in The Arizona Republic, “For-profit schools shadowed by inquiries,” by reporter Jahna Berry.
http://www.law.asu.edu/News/CollegeofLawNews.aspx?NewsId=3225
Gonzalez v. State of Arizona
Gonzalez v. State of Arizona, No. 08-17094
http://www.ca9.uscourts.gov/datastore/uploads/enbanc/08-17094pfr.pdf
Petition for Rehearing En Banc filed by the State of Arizona and Arizona Secretary of State:
Three-Judge Panel Opinion: 624 F.3d 1162 (9th Cir. 2010)
Order Taking Case En Banc: 2011 WL 1651242 (9th Cir. April 27, 2011)
Date of Order Taking Case En Banc: April 27, 2011
Status: Calendared June 21, 2011 at 2:00 p.m., Pasadena, California.
Members of En Banc Court: Not yet available
Subject Matter: Appeal by Arizona residents and Indian tribes in consolidated actions challenging validity of state Taxpayer and Citizen Protection Act, requiring proof of citizenship to register to vote and proof of identification to vote in person at polls.
Fed Bar 2012
UN DRIP Hearing
The Senate Indian Affairs Committee will hold a hearing next Thursday, June 9, to discuss the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous People. The United States was one of four nations that voted against the declaration in November 2007. President Barack Obama reversed course and endorsed the policy last December. The hearing will take place at 2:15pm in Room 628 of the Senate Dirksen Office Building. A witness list hasn’t been posted online.
Committee Notice:
OVERSIGHT HEARING on Setting the Standard: Domestic Policy Implications of the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (June 9, 2011)
Patty Ferguson-Bohnee – Paper
Patty Ferguson-Bohnee’s paper, “Testimony before the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs: Oversight Hearing on Fixing the Federal Acknowledgment Process,” is now available on SSRN. This paper includes a nice background on the acknowledgement process.