May 24, 2012

NILL added new content to 7 Indian Law Bulletins on 5/24


* U.S. Supreme Court Bulletin - find case summaries and links to source documents at:
http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/sct/currentsct.html
Petitions for certiorari were denied in Nielson v. Ketchum (Indian Child Welfare Act, Cherokee Citizenship Act) and in Comenout v. Washington (criminal jurisdiction, taxation).

* U.S. Courts of Appeals Bulletin - find case summaries and links to source documents at:
http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/cta/currentcta.htm
Cases featured:
Cobell v. Salazar (trust funds)
Timbisha Shoshone Tribe v. Salazar (jurisdiction)

* U.S. Federal Trial Courts Bulletin - find case summaries and links to source documents at:
http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/dct/currentdct.htm
Cases featured:
Native American Arts, Inc. v. Bud K World Wide, Inc. (Indian Arts and Crafts Enforcement Act of 2000)
Villegas v. United States (allotments, federal trust obligations)
Allen v. United States (federal recognition)

* State Courts Bulletin - find case summaries and links to source documents at:
http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/state/currentstate.htm
Cases featured:
Washington v. Clark (search warrants in Indian country)

* News Bulletin - find it at:
http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/news/currentnews.htm
In the "Tribal Government" section we feature an article on the Oglala Sioux Tribe utilizing sentencing circles, a restorative justice technique.

* Law Review & Bar Journal Indian Law Bulletin - find article citations and links to articles at:
http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/lawreviews/currentlr.htm
We feature an article relating to Congress' authority to recognize a Hawaiian political entity.

* Regulatory Bulletin - find it at:
http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/regulatory/currentfr.htm
We feature a proposed rule from the Department of Interior, Bureau of Land Management regarding hydraulic fracturing on public land and Indian land.