National Indian Law Library

November 6, 2024

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

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

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

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

H.R.10078 - To amend the Indian Health Care Improvement Act to establish within the Indian Health Service an Office of Graduate Medical Education Programs, and for other purposes.

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

Proposed Information Collection Activity; Administration for Native Americans Project Outcome Assessment Survey (HHS)
Receipt of Documented Petition for Federal Acknowledgment as an American Indian Tribe (Interior)
Tribal Request for Reconsideration Hearing (Interior)
Tribal Consultation on Opportunities and Access to Registered Apprenticeship and for Competitive Grants (Labor)

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:

Historic apology: boarding school history ‘a sin on our soul’: President Joe Biden delivers an apology to Native people for the nation’s ugly history of Indian boarding schools
Indian Country responds to President Biden’s historic apology
Massive WA salmon recovery plan scrutinized with latest $100M project
Open with care: Indigenous researchers and communities are reshaping how Western science thinks about data ownership
Indigenous voters in Minnesota should feel confident using their tribal ID for Election Day registration

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

Jackson v. Fort Peck Tribes (Indian Status)
Thibault v. Mashantucket Pequot Gaming Enterprise (Negligence and Liability; Comparative Negligence; Damages)
Galloway v. Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation (Board of Review; Employment Appeal)
Vilar v. Mashantucket Pequot Gaming Enterprise (Hotel and Innkeepers Liability Law; Summary Judgment)

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

Tribal Request for Reconsideration Hearing (HHS)
Magnuson-Stevens Act Provisions; Fisheries Off West Coast States; Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery; 2024 Tribal Fishery Allocations for Pacific Whiting; Reapportionment Between Tribal and Non-Tribal Sectors (Commerce)
60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Application for the Community Development Block Grant (ICDBG) Program for Indian Tribes and Alaska Native Villages; OMB Control No.: 2577-0191 (HUD)
Subsistence Management Regulations for Public Lands in Alaska-Subpart B, Federal Subsistence Board Membership (Interior)
Information Collection: Tribal Participation in the Advance Notification Program (Nuclear Regulatory Commission)
Indigenous Peoples' Day, 2024 (Presidential Proclamation)

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

This week, in brief:

Settlement enshrines Jemez Pueblo's rights to use part of the Valles Caldera for cultural practices
2 years in, Washington’s alert system for missing Indigenous people is working
What's at stake for Native American voters in the upcoming election?
Rappahannock tribal constitution recognizes the rights of the Rappahannock River
Biden administration weighs establishing sacred Indigenous site in Arctic refuge after request from Tribes