Federal Judiciary

Two new Solicitor General invitation briefs filed

By Akin Gump Supreme Court Practice Group

Last week, the Acting Solicitor General filed invitation briefs in two cases, recommending that cert. be denied in both Placer Dome, Inc. v. Provincial Government of Marinduque (09-944) and Hogan v. Kaltag Tribal Council (09-960).  At issue in Placer Dome is the power of federal courts to rule on a case that involves potential foreign policy issues because a foreign government is involved; the invitation brief is available here.  At issue in Hogan is whether Indian tribes in the State of Alaska have authority to initiate and adjudicate child custody proceedings involving a nonmember and then to compel the State to give full faith and credit to the decrees entered in those proceedings; the invitation brief in that case is available here.

Full post as published by SCOTUSBLOG on August 30, 2010 (boomark / email).