December 20, 2013

NILL added new content to 7 Indian Law Bulletins on 12/20

* U.S. Supreme Court Bulletin
http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/sct/currentsct.html
Petition for certiorari was denied in Grand Canyon Skywalk Development LLC v. Grand Canyon Resort Corporation, et al. Pruitt (exhaustion of tribal court remedies) on 12/16/13.

* U.S. Courts of Appeals Bulletin
http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/cta/currentcta.htmCases featured:
United States v. Rentz (criminal jurisdiction, double jeopardy)

* State Courts Bulletin
http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/state/currentstate.htmCases featured:
State of Idaho v. Native Wholesale Supply Company (American Indian cigarette wholesale sales permit)

* News Bulletin
http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/news/currentnews.htm
* Law Review & Bar Journal Indian Law Bulletin
http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/lawreviews/currentlr.htm  

* Regulatory Bulletin
http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/regulatory/currentfr.htm

* U.S. Legislation Bulletin
http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/legislation/currentleg.htmlS. 1352 - Title: Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Reauthorization Act of 2013

December 6, 2013

NILL added new content to 7 Indian Law Bulletins on 12/06

photo of Supreme Court building
* U.S. Supreme Court Bulletin
http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/sct/currentsct.html
Petition for certiorari was denied in Grand River Enterprises Six Nations Ltd. v. Oklahoma ex rel. Pruitt (escrow obligations, Indian cigarettes) on 12/02/13.

* U.S. Courts of Appeals Bulletin
http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/cta/currentcta.htm
Cases featured:
Evans v. Shoshone-Bannock Land Use Policy Commission (jurisdiction, home construction)

* United States Federal Trial Courts Bulletin
http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/dct/currentdct.htmCases featured:
KG Urban Enterpries, LLC v. Patrick (gaming compacts, tribal intervention in lawsuit)

* State Courts Bulletin
http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/state/currentstate.htmCases featured:
Pawnee Well Users, Inc. v. Wolfe (groundwater, coalbed methane and gas development)

* News Bulletin
http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/news/currentnews.htm
In the "Economic Development" and "Sovereign Immunity" sections we feature articles that present commentary on the oral argument and the economic importance of the U.S. Supreme Court case regarding the Bay Mills Tribe and sovereign immunity.

* Law Review & Bar Journal Indian Law Bulletin
http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/lawreviews/currentlr.htm   This week we feature an article on illegal dumping on tribal lands.

* Regulatory Bulletin
http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/regulatory/currentfr.htmWe feature a notice from the Department of Justice concerning tribes willing to participate in a pilot project for tribal jurisdiction over crimes of domestic violence.