Federal Courts Bulletin
https://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/federal/2024.html
- United States v. Harjo (Major Crimes Act; Equal Protection; Prior Offenses)
- Kumar v. Schildt, et al. (Jurisdiction; Bivens; Exhaustion of Tribal Remedies)
- Maverick Gaming LLC v. United States, et al. (Indian Regulatory Gaming Act (IGRA); Necessary Party; Sovereign Immunity)
State Courts Bulletin
https://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/state/2024.html
- Matter of J.O. (Indian Child Welfare Act)
U.S. Legislation - 118th Congress Bulletin
http://narf.org/nill/bulletins/legislation/118_uslegislation.html
- S.5559 - A bill to amend the Act of August 9, 1955 (commonly known as the "Long-Term Leasing Act"), to authorize leases of up to 99 years for land in the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe Reservation and land held in trust for the Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah), and for other purposes.
U.S. Regulatory Bulletin
http://narf.org/nill/bulletins/regulatory/2024.html
- Clean Water Act Section 404 Tribal and State Assumption Program (EPA)
- Land Acquisitions; Prairie Island Indian Community, Elk Run Site, City of Pine Island, Olmstead County, Minnesota (Interior)
- Establishment of the Carlisle Federal Indian Boarding School National Monument (Presidential Proclamation)
Law Review & Bar Journal Bulletin (contact us if you need help finding a copy of an article)
https://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/lawreviews/currentlr.html
- Exercising the right of self-rule: Tribal constitutional law and customary law.
- Private upstream obligations and their downstream impacts: Water rights in Colorado and the West.
- Tribal legal licensing of attorneys, house counsel status, redefining the JD preferred position and the entire lawyer ecosystem.
News Bulletin
https://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/news/currentnews.html
This week, in brief:
- 13 more GOP states sign on to oppose Standing Rock Sioux in new lawsuit over DAPL
- Will Bears Ears survive a second Trump Administration?
- Little Shell Tribe marks five years of federal recognition
- The White House Council on Native American Affairs releases 10-year tribal language revitalization plan
- ‘A commitment to free and fair bipartisan elections’: Harvard Law students, faculty, and staff served as nonpartisan poll monitors in Nevada