Episode 2: Say Something, See Something

Description Steve Newcomb and Peter d'Errico dig into Halverson v. Burgum , the August 21, 2025, Ninth Circuit dismissal of Jack Halverson’s (Crow Nation) case against the Bureau of Indian Affairs. The court ruled that Halverson could not sue the BIA because the US has “sovereign immunity”. It cited the 1823 Johnson v. McIntosh “Christian discovery” decision as the first item in its reasoning! Transcript Download AI Generated Episode Transcript as a PDF Quotes If this is your first encounter with Johnson v. McIntosh, here are a few key excerpts: