National Indian Law Library

November 19, 2024

Federal Courts Bulletin
https://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/federal/2024.html

California v. Del Rosa, et al. (Contraband Cigarette Tax Act (CCTA); Indian Country)
California v. Del Rosa, et al. (Tribal Sovereign Immunity; Ex parte Young)
Clark, et al. v. Haaland, et al. (Sovereign Immunity; Water Rights)

Tribal Courts Bulletin
https://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/tribal/2024.html

U.S. Regulatory Bulletin
http://narf.org/nill/bulletins/regulatory/2024.html

Alaska Native Claims Selection (Interior)
Alaska Native Claims Selection (Interior)
Increase Flexibility for Tribes in Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) Eligibility (HHS)
Land Acquisitions; Navajo Nation, Arizona, New Mexico, & Utah, Lower Highway 89 Project, Coconino County, Arizona (Interior)

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

Federal prosecution of sexual assault in Indian Country.
Fighting for Oak Flat: Western Apaches and American religious freedom.
Guardians of the Grand Canyon: The threat that uranium mining poses for the Havasupai Tribe.
Heads held high and hands holding hope: The victory and vulnerabilities of the Indian Child Welfare Act after Haaland v. Brackeen.

News Bulletin
https://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/news/currentnews.html

This week, in brief:

California to rename dozens of places to remove racial slur for Native American women
Native Americans press Biden to designate three new national monuments in California
Pawnee Nation to receive 27 repatriated items from Indiana University
Navajo Nation files second lawsuit against Apache County to protect Navajo voting rights
TIME Magazine names Gila River Indian Community leader to its "2024 Time100 Climate” list

Federal Courts Bulletin
https://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/federal/2024.html

Protect The Peninsula's Future v. Haaland (Motion to Intervene; Treaty Rights)

H.R.10082 - Oregon Owyhee Wilderness and Community Protection Act / To provide for the establishment of a grazing management program on Federal land in Malheur County, Oregon, and for other purposes.

U.S. Regulatory Bulletin
http://narf.org/nill/bulletins/regulatory/2024.html

Proclaiming Certain Lands as Reservation for Lower Elwha Tribal Community (Interior)
Proclaiming Certain Lands as Reservation for Snoqualmie Indian Tribe (Interior)
Notice of Approval of Exemption for Indigenous-Knowledge Informed Activities by Native Hawaiian Organizations (ACHP)

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

Protecting the next seven generations: Self-indigenization and the Indian Child Welfare Act.
Transplanted rights in the Choctaw Nation: Threats to sovereignty and potential solutions.
Tribal immunity is dying: The intersection of bankruptcy and federal Indian law.

News Bulletin
https://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/news/currentnews.html

This week, in brief:

North Dakota seeks to intervene in latest Dakota Access Pipeline lawsuit
Mattaponi Tribe seeks federal recognition
Judge extends lithium drilling freeze, a major win for the Hualapai Tribe
Honoring heritage in uniform: Native American soldier granted religious accommodation to grow hair, embrace Lakota identity
NICWA statement on the 2024 election

One petition for certiorari was denied on 11/4/24:

San Carlos Apache Tribe v. Arizona, et al. (24-349) (Mining permit under Clean Water Act regulations)

The Tribal Supreme Court Project published an Update Memorandum on October 21, 2024: https://sct.narf.org/updatememos/2024/10-21-2024.pdf

Federal Courts Bulletin
https://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/federal/2024.html

Hualapai Indian Tribe v. Haaland, et al. (Cultural Property; Environmental Protection; Administrative Procedures Act (APA))
Running Bird v. Mertens-Jones, et al. (Free Exercise; Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act (RLUIPA))
Parker v. Halftown, et al. (Habeas Petition; Indian Civil Rights Act (ICRA); Tribal Court Exhaustion)
Eggers v. Healing Lodge of the Seven Nations (Employment Discrimination; Tribal Sovereign Immunity)
Butrick v. Dine Development Corporation, et al. (Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA); Tribal Sovereign Immunity)
Modoc Nation, et al. v. Shah, et al. (Conflict of Interest; Breach of Fiduciary Duty; Counterclaims)
Modoc Nation, et al. v. Shah, et al. (Tribal Sovereign Immunity; Official Immunity; Counterclaims)
Modoc Nation, et al. v. Shah, et al. (Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO))

Tribal Courts Bulletin
https://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/tribal/2024.html

State Courts Bulletin
https://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/state/2024.html

U.S. Regulatory Bulletin
http://narf.org/nill/bulletins/regulatory/2024.html

Receipt of Documented Petition for Federal Acknowledgment as an American Indian Tribe (Interior)
Tribal Intergovernmental Advisory Committee Membership (HUD)
National Native American Heritage Month, 2024 (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

News Bulletin
https://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/news/currentnews.html

This week, in brief:

Apache County judge extends voting hours at nine polling sites amid lawsuit against Apache County
Why more Native Americans are on U.S. ballots than ever before
Native Americans and the Supreme Court [video]
National Park Service issues landmark order for tribal consultations
People - and salmon - return to restored Klamath to celebrate removal of 4 dams