Houlton Band v. Maine Human Rights, No. 06-1774 (1st Cir. 2007)

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This opinion or order relates to an opinion or order originally issued on April 17, 2007.

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United States Court of Appeals For the First Circuit Nos. 06-1127, 06-1358 AROOSTOOK BAND OF MICMACS, Plaintiff, Appellee, v. PATRICIA E. RYAN, in her official capacity as Executive Director of the Human Rights Commission of the State of Maine; WARREN C. KESSLER, in his official capacity as member of the Human Rights Commission of the State of Maine; PAUL K. VESTAL, JR., in his official capacity as member of the Human Rights Commission of the State of Maine; JAMES VARNER, in his official capacity as member of the Human Rights Commission of the State of Maine; JADINE R. O'BRIEN, in her official capacity as member of the Human Rights Commission of the State of Maine; KRISTEN L. AIELLO, in her official capacity as member of the Human Rights Commission of the State of Maine; LISA GARDINER; TAMMY CONDON, Defendants, Appellants, BEVERLY AYOOB, Defendant. ERRATA SHEET The opinion of this court issued on April 17, 2007 is amended as follows: Cover Page, Listing of Appellants: Replace the comma between "State of Maine" and "LISA GARDINER" with a semicolon. Replace the comma between "LISA GARDINER" and "TAMMY CONDON" with a semi colon. Cover Page, Listing of Counsel, line 2: Delete all of the spaces between "Rowe, Attorney" and "General," and insert a single space. On page 8, line 3: Replace the word "section" with the word "subsection." On page 24, lines 12-13: Take the parenthetical "(internal quotation marks omitted)" and move it after the parenthetical "(quoting 25 U.S.C. ยง 899 (repealed 1973))." On page 39, line 2: Delete the word "be." On page 41, note 24, line 11: Delete the brackets surrounding the letter "n" in the word "[n]othing." On page 45, note 27, line 4: Replace the partially bracketed phrase "the [state Micmac Act]" with the fully bracketed phrase "[the state Micmac Act]."

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