U.S. Supreme Court Bulletin
http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/sct/2015-2016update.html
Petition for certiorari was filed on 5/26/16 in Flute v. U.S. (Fiduciary Duty) and six petitions for certiorari were denied on 6/27/16:
1) California v. Pauma Band of Luiseno Mission Indians of the Pauma & Yuima Reservation (Gaming - Limited Waiver);
2) Pauma Band of Mission Indians v. California (Indian Gaming Regulatory Act - Bad Faith Negotiations),
3) Little River Band of Ottawa Indians Tribal Government v. NLRB (National Labor Relations Act);
4) Soaring Eagle Casino and Resort v. NLRB (National Labor Relations Act);
5) Shinnecock Indian Nation v. New York (Laches - Monetary Damages);
6) Jensen v, EXC., Inc. (Tribal Jurisdiction)
U.S. Courts of Appeals Bulletin
http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/cta/2016cta.html
Aguayo v. Jewell (Tribal Membership Dispute)
United States v. Drapeau (Expert Testimony - Prior Court Convictions)
Akiachak Native Community v. United States Department of Interior (Land into Trust; Alaska Tribes)
United States v. Washington (Treaty Right to Fish - Culvert Impacts)
U.S. Federal Trial Courts Bulletin
http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/dct/2016dct.html
Wyoming, et al v. U.S. Department of Interior, et al (Hydraulic Fracturing on Federal and Indian Lands)
Everette v. Mitchem (Tribal Sovereign Immunity - Tribal Lending Companies)
State Courts Bulletin
http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/state/2016state.html
In re Jones/Lehmann (Michigan Indian Family Preservation Act, Indian Child Welfare Act)
News Bulletin
http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/news/currentnews.html
We feature over 30 articles this week. One article in the Sovereign Immunity section deals with federal safety laws and tribes.
U.S. Legislation Bulletin
http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/legislation/114_uslegislation.html
These two bills became law:
H.R.812: Indian Trust Asset Reform Act.
S.2212: To take certain Federal lands located in Lassen County, California, into trust for the benefit of the Susanville Indian Rancheria, and for other purposes.
These bills and resolutions were added:
S.Res.514: A resolution designating May 5, 2017, as the "National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Native Women and Girls."
S.3127: Safeguard Tribal Objects of Patrimony (STOP) Act.
H.Con.Res.122: PROTECT Patrimony Resolution.
H.R.5633: To authorize and implement the water rights compact among the Blackfeet Tribe of the Blackfeet Indian Reservation, the State of Montana, and the United States, and for other purposes.
H.R.5700: To support the education of Indian children.
Law Review & Bar Journal Bulletin
http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/lawreviews/2016lr.html
This article was added:
Property, sovereignty, and governable spaces.
U.S. Regulatory Bulletin
http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/regulatory/2016fr.html
We feature a civil penalty inflation adjustment rule of the National Indian Gaming Commission.
