One petition for certiorari was filed 9/29/25:
- Stroble v. Oklahoma Tax Commission (25-382) (State Taxation in Indian Country)
Three petitions for certiorari were denied 10/6/25:
- RunItOneTime LLC (fka Maverick Gaming LLC) v. United States (24-1161) (Rule 19 and Administrative Procedure Act (APA))
- Stitt v. City of Tulsa (25-30) (State Criminal Jurisdiction in Indian Country)
- Unkechaug Indian Nation v. Lefton (24-1240) (Daubert Issues; Treaty Claims)
One petition for rehearing was denied 10/6/25:
- Apache Stronghold v. United States (24-291) (Religious Freedom)
- Modoc Nation, et al. v. Shah, et al. (Tribal Sovereign Immunity; Official Immunity)
- Silva, et al. v. Farrish, et al. (Aboriginal Rights to Fish; Regulatory Purpose)
- Benally, et al. v. United States Office of Navajo and Hopi Indian Relocation (Equal Access to Justice Act; Attorney’s Fees; Tribal Legal Services)
- Koenig v. Keweenaw Bay Ojibwa Community College, et al. (Tribal Sovereign Immunity; Arm of the Tribe; Official Capacity)
- Morris v. Board of Bar Examiners (Tribal Sovereignty)
- Kia‘i Wai O Wai‘ale‘ale v. Board of Land and Natural Resources (Native Hawaiian Traditional and Customary Rights)
- H.R.5682 - To take certain land in the State of California into trust for the benefit of the Pechanga Band of Indians, and for other purposes.
- H.R.5694 - ARTIST Act / Alaska’s Right To Ivory Sales and Tradition Act / To amend the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 to protect the cultural practices and livelihoods of producers of Alaska Native handicrafts and marine mammal ivory products, and for other purposes.
- H.R.5696 - To improve Tribal self-governance by streamlining appraisals for on-reservation trust land acquisitions by Indian Tribes with self-governance realty programs.
- H.Res.787 - Expressing support for the designation of September 2025 as "Hawaiian History Month" to recognize the history, culture and contributions of Native Hawaiians and reaffirm the United States Federal trust responsibility to the Native Hawaiian community to support their well-being.
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This week, in brief:
- Indigenous environmental advocates say data centers risk water, culture and informed consent
- Supreme Court declines to hear Native American fight to save sacred site threatened by copper mine
- Tribes hail U.S. Supreme Court dismissal of Maverick Gaming’s lawsuit attacking sovereignty
- Indigenous Nations plan a tariff-free trade corridor across the US-Canada border
- How the federal shutdown impacts Indian Country
Announcements
- The Native American Rights Fund is hiring a Staff Attorney in the Alaska office. Learn more about the vacancy on our website.