Indian Law Bulletins Updated 12/3/2025

Federal Courts Bulletin

• Village of Hobart, Wisconsin v. United States Department of The Interior, et al. (Fee to Trust; Administrative Procedure Act (APA))

State Courts Bulletin

• Columbia Riverkeeper v. Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission (Fishing Rights)

U.S. Legislation - 119th Congress Bulletin

• H.R.6206 - To protect the confidentiality of culturally sensitive information.
• H.R.6343 - To amend the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 to extend education grant programs for Alaska Native serving institutions and Native Hawaiian serving institutions, and for other purposes.

U.S. Regulatory Bulletin

• Catastrophic Health Emergency Fund (CHEF) Threshold (HHS)

Law Review & Bar Journal Bulletin

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• A comparison of inadequate doctrines: The Canadian “honour of the Crown” and the U.S. federal trust responsibility.
• “My museum’s reluctant undertakers”: Repatriation after the 2023 NAGPRA rule.
• Re-imagine paradise: The impacts of the illegal annexation of Hawai'i & tourism on Native Hawaiians.
• West Flagler and the future of sports betting: Navigating Tribal sovereignty and the need for consumer protection in a growing market.

News Bulletin

This week, in brief:

• Oklahoma asks SCOTUS to ignore Muscogee citizen tax dispute or 'revisit McGirt' ruling
• Leger Fernández introduces bill to protect sacred Tribal sites, cultural items, & practices from public disclosure
• Hawaiʻi Island chosen to host prestigious international Indigenous conference in 2028
• Indigenous actor Elaine Miles says ICE called her Tribal ID ‘fake’
• ‘An honor and such a blessing’: People come together to mourn and learn from beached whale in Oregon

Announcements

• The Native American Rights Fund is hiring a Staff Attorney in the Alaska office. Learn more about the vacancy on our website.

Indian Law Bulletins Updated 11/26/2025

Federal Courts Bulletin

• Pueblo of San Felipe v. Haaland, et al. (File Amended Complaint; Resurvey of Property Boundary: Disputed Land)
• Pueblo of San Felipe v. Haaland, et al. (Disputed Land; Intervention)
• Mundo v. Vandever and Navajo Family Court (Child Custody; State-Tribal Jurisdictional Conflict; Exhaustion of Tribal Remedies)

State Courts Bulletin

• People of the State of Michigan v. Walter Joseph Caswell (Fishing Rights)

U.S. Legislation - 119th Congress Bulletin

• S.3219 - A bill to transfer certain Federal land into trust for certain Indian Pueblos in the State of New Mexico, and for other purposes.
• S.3236 - A bill to amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to ensure Tribal consultation and representation under the food distribution program on Indian reservations, and for other purposes.
• S.3242 - A bill to amend the Taos Pueblo Indian Water Rights Settlement Act to facilitate implementation of the Taos Pueblo Indian Water Rights Settlement Agreement, and for other purposes.
• H.R.6162 - To transfer certain Federal land into trust for certain Indian Pueblos in the State of New Mexico, and for other purposes.
• H.R.6205 - To amend the Taos Pueblo Indian Water Rights Settlement Act to facilitate implementation of the Taos Pueblo Indian Water Rights Settlement Agreement, and for other purposes.
• H.R.6285 - To amend the American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian Culture and Art Development Act.
• H.Res.911 - Recognizing National Native American Heritage Month and celebrating the heritages and cultures of Native Americans and the contributions of Native Americans to the United States.

U.S. Regulatory Bulletin

• Finding of Failure To Attain and Reclassification of Tribal Portions of the Greater Connecticut Ozone Nonattainment Area as Serious for the 2015 Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standards (EPA)

Law Review & Bar Journal Bulletin

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• Indigenous children and environmental racism.
• Unfulfilled obligations: Realizing the promise of Tribal sovereignty.

News Bulletin

This week, in brief:

• Tribal leaders say Trump administration failed to consult with them on Education Department changes
• Whitmer asks U.S. Supreme Court to weigh state immunity in Line 5 case
• Oklahoma wildlife officials ask Drummond to butt out of pending cases amid Tribal hunting conflict
• 10,000 acres north of Lake Tahoe to be returned to California Tribe in historic land deal
• Northern California Tribe and Humboldt County settle lawsuit over extended foster care

Announcements

• The Native American Rights Fund is hiring a Staff Attorney in the Alaska office. Learn more about the vacancy on our website.

Indian Law Bulletins Updated 11/19/2025

Federal Courts Bulletin

• United States v. Hebert (Indian Status; Criminal Jurisdiction)
• Muscogee (Creek) Nation v. Henryetta, City of (State Authority in Indian Country; McGirt v. Oklahoma)
• Mazur v. Garrison, et al. (Tribal Identification; Tribal Registration Plate)
• Hokanson v. Juarez, et al. (Vexatious Litigant)
• Native American Guardian's Association, et al. v. New York State Board of Regents, et al. (Indian Sports Mascots; Lack of Standing)
• Inter-Tribal Council of Arizona, Inc. v. United States (Breach of Trust; Arizona-Florida Land Exchange Act)

Tribal Courts Bulletin

• Kayden Midas Lambert v. Fort Peck Tribes (Tribal Law)
• Fort Peck Tribes v. Longtree (Tribal Law)

State Courts Bulletin

• In re C.L. et al. (Indian Child Welfare Act)
• Orutsararmiut Native Council v. Boyle (Resource Management; Water Rights)

U.S. Legislation - 119th Congress Bulletin

• H.R.6067 - To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to add access to telecommunications and information services in Indian country and areas with high populations of Indian people to the universal service principle relating to access to such services in rural, insular, and high cost areas.

U.S. Regulatory Bulletin

• Rescinding Regulations Regarding Management Systems Pertaining to the Bureau of Indian Affairs and the Indian Reservation Roads Program (DOT)

Law Review & Bar Journal Bulletin

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• Child-taking justice and the Federal Indian Boarding School Initiative.
• Corporeal property and the limits of NAGPRA.
• The other taxation: Tribes, territories, and fiscal autonomy.

News Bulletin

This week, in brief:

• Tribes file federal suit over state prosecution of hunting, fishing on Tribal land
• Civil War general becomes first Native American posthumously admitted as a lawyer in the US
• California State University launches system-wide Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act policy
• Trump wants to renew hydropower project permitting on reservations without Tribal consent
• The DOJ took down a report on Indigenous People — mandated by a law Trump signed — to comply with an anti-DEI order

Announcements

• The Native American Rights Fund is hiring a Staff Attorney in the Alaska office. Learn more about the vacancy on our website.