We left it all on the field, Mr Trump said of his time as president. What we ve done has been amazing by any standard, he said. Mr Trump mentioned the Space Force, tax cuts, judicial appointments, stock market record highs and more. First Lady Melania Trump also made brief remarks. Fox News has been told that Mr Trump left a note for Biden in the White House - a modern Inauguration Day tradition for presidents leaving office. The contents of the note were not immediately clear. Melania Trump also left a short note of welcome for Jill Biden.
Scoop: Trump wrote @JoeBiden a note, sources tell me.
Wednesday, January 20, 2021
Building Relationships With Tribes And Operating On Reservation Lands: Lessons From FMC v. Shoshone
On 11 January 2021, the United States Supreme Court declined a petition to review the Ninth Circuit’s decision in
FMC Corporation v. Shoshone-Bannock Tribes. In that case, the Ninth Circuit upheld a tribal court decision requiring FMC Corporation (FMC), a non-Indian business, to pay a tribally-assessed annual permit fee of US$1.5 million to store hazardous wastes from FMC’s phosphorous plant operations on the Shoshone-Bannock Tribes (Tribes) Fort Hall Reservation (Reservation). Given that companies are increasingly engaging with Native American tribes on long-term relationships to develop and operate wind, solar, agriculture, retail, and other projects on tribal lands, the Ninth Circuit’s decision provides a unique and timely opportunity to see how tribal jurisdiction can play out in the context of non-Indian companies conducting busine