Below
is a partial listing of the new content published to the Indian Law
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* U.S. Supreme Court Bulletin
http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/sct/2013-2014update.html Petition for certiorari was filed in Dollar General Corporation v. Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians (civil jurisdiction, nonmembers) on 6/12/14.
* U.S. Courts of Appeals Bulletin
http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/cta/2014cta.htmlUnited States v. Goldtooth (aiding & abetting robbery on Indian reservation)
* United States Federal Trial Courts Bulletin
http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/dct/2014dct.html
Cases featured:
Wisconsin v. Ho-Chunk Nation (gaming compact)
* State Courts Bulletin
http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/state/2014state.html
Cases featured:
In the Matter of Abbigail A. (application of Indian Child Welfare Act)
* News Bulletin
http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/news/currentnews.htm
In the "Fiduciary Duty" section, we feature an article about the Navajo Nation tribal trust fund settlement.
* U.S. Legislation Bulletin
http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/legislation/113_uslegislation.html
Two bills were passed:
H.R.4694
- To amend the Claims Resolution Act of 2010 to authorize the Secretary
of the Interior to contract with eligible Indian tribes to manage land
buy-back programs, to require that certain amounts be...
H.R. 4699 - Indian Country Economic Revitalization Act of 2014
* Regulatory Bulletin
http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/regulatory/2014fr.html
We
feature a proposed rule of the Department of Interior that would
comprehensively update and streamline the process for obtaining BIA
grants of rights-of-way on Indian land.
* Law Review & Bar Journal Indian Law Bulletin
http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/lawreviews/2014alr.html
We feature an article describing rights of American Indians born in Canada to freely access the United States.