October 31, 2014

NILL added new content to 6 Indian Law Bulletins on 10/31

* U.S. Courts of Appeals Bulletin
http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/cta/2014cta.htmlThorpe v. Borough of Thorpe (Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act, definition of museum)
Becker v. Ute Indian Tribe of the Uintah and Ouray Reservation (jurisdiction, contracts)

* United States Federal Trial Courts Bulletin
http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/dct/2014dct.htmlIn re Greektown Holdings, LLC, et al. (Bankruptcy, sovereign immunity)
Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe v. Burwell (Indian Self Determination and Education Assistance Act, funding)

* State Courts Bulletin
http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/state/2014state.htmlIn re L.S., J.R., et al. (Indian Child Welfare Act, application of)
In re McCarrick/Lamoreaux (Indian Child Welfare Act, Michigan Indian Family Preservation Act)
In the matter of L.M. (Indian Child Welfare Act, active efforts, foster care placement)

* News Bulletin
http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/news/currentnews.htm
In the Education section, we feature an article about several tribes who have receive funds to take control of BIE-funded schools.

* Law Review & Bar Journal Indian Law Bulletin
http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/lawreviews/2014alr.html
One of the featured articles looks at the Bureau of Land Management's proposed rules on hydraulic fracturing on federal and Indian lands.

* Regulatory Bulletin
http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/regulatory/2014fr.html
We feature a Department of Justice notice on a meeting to promote culturally-relevant, victim-centered responses to sexual violence within American Indian/Alaska Native communities.