A blog covering current events in federal and tribal American Indian Law.
May 2, 2012
NILL added new content to 4 Indian Law Bulletins on 5/02
* U.S. Federal Trial Courts Bulletin
http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/dct/currentdct.htmCases featured:
Oklahoma v. Hobia (gaming compacts)
United States v. Walker River Irrigation District (tribal water rights)
* News Bulletin
http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/news/currentnews.htm
In the "Sacred Sites" section we feature a story relating to a conflict between preserving a sacred place and a solar power installation.
* U.S. Legislation Bulletin
http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/legislation/currentleg.html
We feature 2 new bills:H.R.4381- Planning for American Energy Act of 2012; S.2338 - Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2012.
* Regulatory Bulletin
http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/regulatory/currentfr.htm
We feature several notices of the Department of Justice relating to seeking comments on requests by tribes for concurrent federal criminal jurisdiction.
During the month of May, we will be highlighting some of our clients and how they use NILL's resources to support Justice through Knowledge!