US v. Frey, et al

  1. July 09, 2021

    Split 1st Circ. Says River Tribe's Land Ends At Water's Edge

    The Penobscot Nation's reservation in Maine includes a set of islands on the Penobscot river but not the waters surrounding the islands or the land underneath, a majority of the full First Circuit said Thursday.

  2. August 14, 2020

    Tribe, Feds Spar With Maine Over River Rights At 1st Circ.

    The Penobscot Nation and the federal government have pressed the full First Circuit to rule that all of the Penobscot River is part of the tribe's reservation, while Maine and several towns argue that the tribe's authority and fishing rights are clearly limited to the islands in the river.

  3. April 09, 2020

    1st Circ. Will Rehear Penobscot Tribe's Water Rights Case

    The First Circuit will review en banc a divided panel ruling that the Penobscot Indian Nation can't lay claim to the Penobscot River's waters in Maine, agreeing to consider the federal government and tribe's argument that the waters should be part of the tribe's reservation.

  4. July 26, 2019

    Tribe, Feds Push 1st Circ. To Rethink Water Rights Ruling

    The federal government and the Penobscot Indian Nation have urged the First Circuit to grant en banc review of a split decision that the tribe can't lay claim to the waters of the Penobscot River in Maine, saying the dissenting judge on the panel got it right.

  5. June 30, 2017

    River Waters Don't Belong To Penobscot Tribe, 1st Circ. Says

    A divided First Circuit panel ruled Friday that two federal laws made plain that the Penobscot Indian Nation can't lay claim to the waters of the Penobscot River in Maine, but a sharp dissent blasted that holding as a "dictionary-driven conclusion" and said the laws should have been interpreted in favor of the tribe.

  6. May 03, 2017

    Maine River Is Part Of Reservation, Tribe Tells 1st Circ.

    The Penobscot Nation tribe told the First Circuit on Wednesday in a territorial dispute with Maine that its reservation includes not just 146 islands in the Penobscot River, but the waters of the river from bank to bank.

  7. February 17, 2017

    Penobscot, Feds, Maine Spar Over River Rights At 1st Circ.

    The Penobscot Nation and federal government urged the First Circuit Thursday to undo a lower court's conclusion that the tribe's reservation includes the islands — but not the water — in part of the Penobscot River, while the state of Maine pressed the appellate court to let the decision stand.

  8. December 01, 2016

    Maine Tells 1st Circ. Not To Expand Tribe's River Rights

    The state of Maine urged the First Circuit on Wednesday to cement a lower court's conclusion that the Penobscot Nation's reservation includes the islands but not the waters in a certain part of the Penobscot River, saying the tribe's attempt to expand its reservation's boundaries should be rejected.

  9. October 24, 2016

    Would-Be Amicus Slams Maine's Challenge To Extra Time Bid

    The Maine Indian Tribal-State Commission on Monday shot back at the state’s objections to allowing it extra time to prepare a brief in a First Circuit challenge to a decision limiting the Penobscot Nation’s reservation boundaries, seeking a November deadline to submit a filing.

  10. October 21, 2016

    Maine Slams Would-Be Amicus In Tribe's River Rights Row

    The Maine Indian Tribal-State Commission should not get extra time to prepare a brief it has no place filing in the first place concerning a First Circuit challenge to a decision limiting the Penobscot Nation's reservation boundaries, the state said Thursday.