National Indian Law Library

May 21, 2025

One petition for certiorari was filed on 5/9/25:

Maverick Gaming LLC v. United States (24-1161) (Rule 19 and Administrative Procedure Act (APA))

Three petitions for certiorari were denied on 5/19/25:

Lexington Insurance Co. v. Suquamish Tribe (24-884) (Tribal Court Jurisdiction Over Non-Members)
Lexington Insurance Company v. Mueller (24-906) (Tribal Court Jurisdiction Over Non-Members)
Cromwell v. United States (24-6364) (Hobbs Act)

Federal Courts Bulletin
https://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/federal/2025.html

Kialegee Tribal Town v. United States Department of Interior, et al. (Land into Trust; Cause of Action)
Donius v. Ramirez, et al. (Tribal Regulatory Jurisdiction; Search and Seizure; Due Process)
Robinson v. Oglala Sioux Tribe, et al. (Tribal Sovereign Immunity)
Shoshone Bannock Tribes of the Fort Hall Reservation v. United States, et al. (Breach of Trust; Settlement Agreement; Treaty Rights)
Protect the Peninsula's Future, et al. v. Haaland, et al. (Required Party; Public Interest Exception to Joinder; Tribal Economic Development)
Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians, et al. v. Howe, et al. (Voting Rights Act (VRA); Section 1983)

Tribal Courts Bulletin
https://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/tribal/2025.html

Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation v. Couillard (Board of Review Authority; Termination of Employee)
The Tulalip Tribes v. Flores (TTC 2.25.070(7) ("Speedy Trial Statute"))

S.1750 - A bill to reaffirm the applicability of the Indian Reorganization Act to the Poarch Band of Creek Indians, and for other purposes.
H.R.3444 - To direct Federal land management agencies of the Department of the Interior to establish Tribal Co-Management Plans and to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to enter into agreements with Indian Tribes and Tribal organizations for the performance of certain activities of the Forest Service, and for other purposes.
H.Res.431 - Recognizing the importance of the Arctic Council and reaffirming the commitment of the United States to the Arctic Council.

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

Abandoned mines, abandoned treaties: The federal government's failure to remediate abandoned uranium mines on the Navajo Nation.
Addressing the gender wage gap for Native American women.
AI and tribal court practice.
The future of the discovery doctrine: One view from outside Indian Country.
Indianness as property.
Nanaboozhoo and Derrick Bell go for a walk.
Rejecting the racialization of Indianness.
Subject to the jurisdiction thereof: The Indian law context.

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

This week, in brief:

NY governor apologizes for ‘atrocities’ at state boarding school for Native Americans
Wichita Public Schools cut Native American education staff amid budget struggles
Wabanaki Tribe reclaims seat in Maine House as relations improve
Tribal IDs accepted during Real ID requirement
A federal appeals panel has made enforcing the Voting Rights Act harder in 7 states

Federal Courts Bulletin
https://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/federal/2025.html

Lower Brule Sioux Tribe v. United States Department of Interior, et al. (Self-Determination Contract)
Kadayso v. Mescalero Tribal Council, et al. (Appointment of Counsel; Habeas Petition; Banishment)
Apache Stronghold v. United States, et al. (Injunction Pending Appeal)

State Courts Bulletin
https://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/state/2025.html

In the Matter of: D.L.L. and J.T.L., Youths in Need of Care (Indian Child Welfare Act)

H.R.3255 - To reaffirm and clarify the Federal relationships of the Grand River Bands of Ottawa Indians of Michigan as a federally recognized Indian tribe, and for other purposes.

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

Modern day colonialism through Hawai'i's quiet title and partition laws.
An old world discovery for new world justice: The FSIA path to repatriate stolen Native American art.
There would be food forever: Leveraging the Culvert Case to fight toxic fish contamination in the Columbia River.
Tribal judicial power.

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

This week, in brief:

EPA terminates $20 million Walker River Paiute Tribe water infrastructure grant
Actions by Wyoming and the feds could have opposing effects on Indigenous rock art
Federal judge pauses Oak Flat land swap until a SCOTUS decision
Consultation doesn’t always equal consent
NCAI releases landmark Minority & Missing Report highlighting disparities in missing persons cases

Federal Courts Bulletin
https://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/federal/2025.html

Webster v. Burgum (Racial Discrimination; Indian Preference)
Englebright, et al. v. Buhl, et al. (Tribal Sovereign Immunity; Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA))

S.1574 - A bill to amend the Stored Communications Act to include Tribal courts as courts of competent jurisdiction.
S.Res.200 - A resolution expressing support for the designation of May 5, 2025, as the "National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls."
H.Res.381 - Expressing support for the designation of May 5, 2025, as the "National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls."

U.S. Regulatory Bulletin
http://narf.org/nill/bulletins/regulatory/2025.html

Notice of Documented Petition for Federal Acknowledgment as an American Indian Tribe (Interior)
Land Acquisitions; Cherokee Nation, Bartlesville Site, City of Bartlesville, Unincorporated Washington County, Oklahoma (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

Advancing tribal co-management: Lessons learned from international comparisons.
It's about all relations: Indigenous feminist theory of relational freedom.
Land-back to move forward? The measurable relationship between land-back movements and economic outcomes in Indigenous communities within the U.S.
The potential intercontinental railway between Siberia and Alaska and its implications for Alaska Native corporations and federally recognized Tribes.
Rosalind's refund: The woman, the lawyers, and the time that created McClanahan v. Arizona.
Sexual assault in tribal appellate courts: Case studies of tribal jurisprudence.
Strategic litigation in pursuit of Indigenous justice.

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

This week, in brief:

Under settlement, Montana Board of Public Ed vows to improve how state teaches Native American history and culture
How the feds abandoned reservations to burn
Oregon lawmakers celebrate 50 years of Native American legislative commission
Graduation regalia: more Native students get green light to wear tribal regalia this year
Key reports addressing violence against Indigenous women are gone from federal sites