Amicus Curiae Brief — DeFunis v. Odegaard

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TABLE OF AUTHORITIES

CasEs:

Arizona ex rel. Merrill v. Turtle,

413 F.2d 683 (9th Cir. 1969) 7 8

Barta v. Oglala Sioux Tribe,

259 F.2d 553 (8th Cir. 1958) 8

Bolling v.

347 US. 497 (1954) 10

Elk v. Wilkins,

112 US. 94 a (ee) 11

peg: fa wre! 674 (10th Cir. 1971) 11

Kennerly v. District Court,

a0 08, 423 no gene 5

Mancari v.

359 F. Supp 3 585 (D.C_D.NM.

Pyramid Lake Tribe v. Morton,

BF, Supp. 252 (D.ODC. 1972) _.......

449 ‘at b6r (oth Cir. 1971)

Sineacies. ids bettadane

(he F 808 (E.D. Wash. 1966),

yt affirmed UE, 200 (1006)

State v. Doxtater,

47 Wis. 278, 2 N.W. 439 (1879)

Talton v. M

163 Us a6 (1896)

shag ur Hickel,

US. 598 a

24 F. Cas. 937 0. 14, 495) (c.c. Tenn. 1834),

118 U.S. 375 (1886)

United Statés v. Rogers,

< ne US. (4 How.) 567 (1846)

Post v. Arizona Tax Commission,

_ mn U8. 6 (1965)

Williams v. Lee,

358 us. 217 (1959)

31 US. (6 Pet.) 515 (1832)

SraTruTes AND TREATIES:

Treaty of September 17, 1778 (7 Stat. 13) sper

SUSC. §3 ... oe

Crossland, Minority Access to College (1971) ......... ,

26 UBL SAR hire sicinerhem itr ihe ctibentidebhd a) AD

25 US.C. § 44-46 rence

25 US.C. §§ 81, 82, 82(a), 84. _ 10

25 USC. § 122 . iieceniraieserascicnidiee ae

25 US.C. § 231 > ccliyale< 30

25 USC. § 297 .......... é urevevecsicevenssee | AQ

S USC Wis) ee

25 USC. §§ 348, 391, 393 10

25 US.C. §§ 371-380 _, 10

25 US.C. § 472

25 US.C. §§ 1301-1303 8, 10

42 US.C. §§ 2200 et Seq. ae

Public Law 92-261 : “ 10

Texts AND OrHFR AUTHORITIES:

Anderson, K., et al, The Educational Achievement

ce Bae of Indian Affairs (1953)........... 4

Dery, Tae Seed teste ena es

cation (1969) : 4

Cicer sa i Sas Uo Otte

1970 Toledo L. Rev. 691 6

Cohen, F., Federal Indian Law (1942) .................. 6

Coombs, L., The Educational Disadvantage of the

American Indian Student (1970) 3

Fy ESE OT HA Sie bettants Coneduiaal

Havinghurst, R., Education of Indian Children and

iene United States Office of Education

Mayer, The Lawyers, Dell Publishing Co., 1966 ....

Note, The Indian: The Forgotten American, 81

Harv.L.Rev. 1818 (1968)

O’Neil, Preferential Admissions: izing Access

To Legal Education, 1970 Tolede Lee 691 ....

President Richard M. Nixon, Message to Congress,

July 8, 1970

i Centuries of Dishonor: Legal

pean eas the American Indian, 1970

Toledo L.Rev. 847

The Indian Battle for Self-Determination 58 Cal.

L. Rev. 445 (1970)

Victoria, De Indis et De Jure Belli Relectiones

(Trans. by John Pawley Bates (1917) ............

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Ju the Supreme Court ot the Cinited states

Ocroper Term, 1973

No. 73-235

Maxco DeF unis, et al.,

Petitioners,

Vv.

CHARLES ODEGAARD, President of the

University of Washington, et al.,

Respondents.

Upon Certiorari from the Judgment of the

Supreme Court of Washington

BRIEF FOR AMERICAN INDIAN LAW STUDENTS

ASSOCIATION, INC. AND AMERICAN INDIAN

LAWYERS ASSOCIATION, INC., AMICI CURIAE

INTEREST OF AMICI CURIAE

This brief is submitted with consent of counsel for the

parties on behalf of the American Indian Law Students

Association, Inc., and the American Indian Lawyers

Association, Inc.

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Mancari v. Morton 359 F.Supp. 585 (D.C.D.N.M., 1973) to de-

termine whether the Indian Preference statutes, 25 U.S.C. §§ 44-46, |

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For the f SO submitted

that the decision of the Washington Supreme should

be affirmed and the case be dismissed.

Dated: January 31, 1974

Hersert Becker

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Bruce R. Greeny

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By:

Bruce R. Greene

Of Counsel:

California Indian Services

Native American ts Fund

American Indian Law Coat

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APPENDIX A

THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO

School of Law

1117 8. NE.

Albuquerque, N.M. 87106

Tel. (505) 277-4844

American Indian Law Center

Priue 8. DeLoria, Cuaries W. BuackwELL,

Director Associate in Law

Rosser L. Bannerr, Tosy F, Grossman,

Director of Special Projects Staff Director

January 28, 1974

Honorable Justices

Supreme Court of the United States

Washington, D.C.

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