Indian Law Bulletins Updated 9/11/2024

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

• Wilson v. Bridges (McGirt v. Oklahoma; Cherokee Freedmen)
• State of California v. Azuma Corporation, et al. (Prevent All Cigarette Trafficking Act (PACT Act); Tribal Sovereign Immunity)
• Hannah v. KOMAN Holdings, LLC, et al. (Alaska Native Corporation; Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA))

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

• In the Matter of S.A. (Appellate Jurisdiction)
• Menz v. Fort Peck Tribes (Acceptance of Guilty Plea)
• In the Interest of K. E. (Tribal Court Comity; Child Custody)
• Wilsey v. Syringa Prop. Mgmt. (Appellate Jurisdiction; Eviction)
• In the Matter of L.K.L.S. (Judicial Custody Petition; Child Custody)
• In the Matter of B.J. (Tribal Court Jurisdiction; Child Custody)
• Louis v. Mohegan Tribal Gaming Authority (Premises Liability; Burden of Proof)

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

• State ex rel. Oklahoma Bar Association v. Jordan (Jurisdiction, Professional Misconduct)
• Rosalind M. v. State of Alaska (Indian Child Welfare Act)

U.S. Legislation - 118th Congress Bulletin
http://narf.org/nill/bulletins/legislation/118_uslegislation.html

• S.4998 - A bill to approve the settlement of water rights claims of the Navajo Nation in the Rio San Jose Stream System in the State of New Mexico, and for other purposes.

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

• Announcement of the President's Advisory Commission on Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders Meeting and Solicitation for Oral and Written Comments Regarding Activities To Support the Advancement of Equity, Justice, and Opportunity for Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Communities (HHS)
• Alaska Native Claims Selection (Interior)
• Tribal Consultation for HUBZone Program Updates and Clarifications and Potential Reforms (U.S. Small Business Administration)
• Land Acquisitions; Jamul Indian Village of California (Interior)
• Land Acquisitions; Jamul Indian Village of California (Interior)
• Land Acquisitions; Mesa Grande Band of Diegueno Mission Indians of the Mesa Grande Reservation, California (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

• Desettling fixation.
• Minority Indigenous language rights law: A comparative study.
• What are the odds? A comment on the Seminole Tribe of Florida's ability to hold exclusive gaming rights in Florida.

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

This week, in brief:

• Army begins disinterment and return of remains for 11 Native children who died at Carlisle Indian boarding school
• Enbridge agrees to redo key permit for Line 5 tunnel project
• Despite federal dams, Columbia and Snake River Tribes fight to keep fishing traditions alive
• Muscogee Nation pushes back against standard Oklahoma tribal boundary signs
• How is North Carolina getting a marijuana dispensary? Tribal sovereignty

Indian Law Bulletins Updated 9/4/2024

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

• Erwine v. United States, et al. (Stay Discovery; Tribal Sovereign Immunity; Tribal Employees)
• LaBatte v. Gangle, et al. (Tribal Criminal Jurisdiction; Indian Civil Rights Act (ICRA))
• Perez v. City of San Antonio (Free Exercise Clause; Texas Religious Freedom Restoration Act (TRFRA); Texas Constitution)
• United States, et al. v. State of Washington, et al. (Subproceeding; Stillaguamish Tribe; Treaty Fishing Rights)
• Great American Life Insurance Company v. Secretary, United States Department of the Interior (Transfer of Venue; Loan Guaranty, Insurance, and Interest Subsidy Program)

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

• In Re: Guardianship of J.A.A., JR. and S.A. (Indian Child Welfare; Tribal Code)
• Tarabochia and Tarabochia v. Quinault Indian Nation, et al. (Interlocutory Appeal)

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

• Anton K. v. State of Alaska (Indian Child Welfare Act)
• In re Dependency of A.H. (Indian Child Welfare Act)
• Barkus v. State (McGirt v. Oklahoma; Tribal Membership)
• Fort Klamath Critical Habitat Landowners, Inc. v. Woodcock (Water Rights)

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

• Submission for Office of Management and Budget Review; Tribal Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting Program: Guidance for Submitting an Annual Report to the Secretary (Office of Management and Budget#: 0970-0409) (HHS)
• Catastrophic Health Emergency Fund (HHS)
• Public Land Order No. 7947; Rescission of Public Land Order Nos. 7899, 7900, 7901, 7902, and 7903; Alaska (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

• Dissenting opinion?
• Environmental justice is a civil rights issue.
• Introduction to Johnson v. M'Intosh.
• Nakomidizo: An Anishinaabe law response to two-hundred years of Johnson v. M’Intosh and the doctrines of discovery and implicit divesture.
• Rebalancing Winters: Indigenous water rights and climate change in the Western United States.
• Stephen C. v. Bureau of Indian Education: Reinvigorating the federal right to education for Indian children.
• Understanding recent changes to the Bureau of Indian Affairs fee-to-trust regulations.

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

This week, in brief:

• Obscure government agency at center of Carlisle repatriation dispute
• California Senate passes Tribal Nations Access to Justice Act
• Navajo Nation strengthens tribal law on radiation transport on lands
• SCOTUS ruling on citizenship proof for new voters has an outsized impact for Native voters
• What tribal leaders think about Interior’s dams report

Indian Law Bulletins Updated 8/28/2024

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

• Hualapai Indian Tribe v. Haaland, et al. (Historic Properties; Water Rights; Preliminary Injunction)
• NDN Collective, et al. v. Retsel Corporation, et al. (Native American Organization)
• Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska v. Department of Army, et al. (Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA); Carlisle Indian School)
• Danderson v. Page, et al. (Habeas Corpus; Tribal Court; Exhaustion of Tribal Court Remedies)
• United States v. King (Major Crimes Act; Tribal Court)
• Augustine Band of Cahuilla Indians v. California, et al. (Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (IGRA); Good Faith Negotiation)

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

• Leahy v. Mohegan Tribal Gaming Authority (Defective Condition; Actual Notice)
• Campos, et al. v. Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, et al. (Tribal Sovereign Immunity; Cherokee Code)
• Wilson v. Harris (Landlord/Tenant; Eviction)
• Wright, et al. v. Nottawaseppi Huron Band of the Potawatomi, et al. (Judicial Recusal; Premature Motion)

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

• In the Matter of the Guardianship of: A.K. (Indian Child Welfare Act)
• Irwin v. State (Jurisdiction)
• Torgerson v. Torgerson (Civil Jurisdiction; Jurisdiction Over Non-members)

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

• Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records (Interior)
• Proclaiming Certain Lands as Reservation for the Bay Mills Indian Community of Michigan (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

• The effect of historical tribal policy and property rights on environmental regulation.
• Finally! WIPO treaty on disclosure of origin or source of genetic resources & associated traditional knowledge in patent applications.
• Is there a tribal right to sports betting? The Southern Ute Indian Tribe says yes.
• On Becerra v. San Carlos Apache Tribe.
• Preempting colonialism: The constitutional & structural dimensions of federal Indian law preemption.

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

This week, in brief:

• Judge blocks Arizona lithium drilling that Tribe says is threat to sacred lands
• Alaska appeals federal court ruling that was a step toward new ‘Indian Country’ here
• Potawatomi Tribe becomes first in Wisconsin to win self-governance in transportation needs
• Secrecy and data issues impede progress on Missing and Murdered Indigenous People
• Several Mountain West states now allow Tribes to register eligible voters automatically