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* U.S. Supreme Court Bulletin
http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/sct/currentsct.html
Petitions for certiorari were denied in LaBuff v. United States (Major Crimes Act) and Beaulieu v. Minnesota (state involuntary commitment)
* U.S. Courts of Appeals Bulletin
http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/cta/currentcta.htm
Cases featured:
Richard v. U.S. ("bad men" provision of the Laramie Treaty of 1868)
* U.S. Trial Courts Bulletin
http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/dct/currentdct.htm
Cases featured:
Pueblo of Santa Ana v. Nash (gaming compact, sovereign immunity)
Western Sky Financial, LLC v. Maryland Commissioner of Financial Regulation (pay day loans)
* State Courts Bulletin
http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/state/currentstate.htm
Cases featured:
In re A.G. (Indian Child Welfare, notice, termination of parental rights)
In re Adoption of L.O. (adoption)
* News Bulletin
http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/news/currentnews.htm
In the "Fiduciary Duty" section we feature an article from the New York Times on the $1 billion tribal trust fund case.
* Law Review & Bar Journal Indian Law Bulletin
http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/lawreviews/currentlr.htm
We
feature a forthcoming article in the Tulsa Law review on tribal-state
court cooperation in Michigan and the Indian Child Welfare Act.
* U.S. Legislation Bulletin
http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/legislation/currentleg.html
We
feature 2 new bills: H.R.4295: Consolidate Heavy-handed and Outdated
Programs Act of 2012 (see: SEC. 212. OFFICE OF INDIAN ENERGY POLICY AND
PROGRAMS.); and S.2283: A bill to amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster
Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to include procedures for requests
from Indian tribes for a major disaster or emergency declaration, and
for other purposes.
* Regulatory Bulletin
http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/regulatory/currentfr.htm
The Department of Health & Human Services, Indian Health Services announces a scholarship funding opportunity.
David Selden
National Indian Law Library/NARF
dselden@narf.org
303-447-8760 x106