http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/sct/2016-2017update.html
Petition was denied in Meyers v. Oneida Tribe of Indians of Wisconsin (Tribal Sovereign Immunity) on 3/20/17 and filed in Central New York Fair Business Association v. Zinke (Land into Trust) on 3/9/17.
U.S. Federal Courts Bulletin http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/federal/2017.html
Yazzie v. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (Clean Air Act - Federal Implementation Plan)
Hopi Tribe v. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (Clean Air Act - Federal Implementation Plan)
A.D. v. Washburn (Indian Child Welfare Act - Unconstitutional)
State Courts Bulletin
http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/state/2017.html
Kaplan v. State (State Taxation)
News Bulletin
http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/news/currentnews.html
In the Health & Welfare section, we feature articles about a recent court decision relating to the constitutionality of the Indian Child Welfare Act.
Law Review & Bar Journal Bulletin
http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/lawreviews/2017.html
The mascot manifesto: Challenging the constitutionality of Section 2(a) of the Lanham Act in a heightened era of political correctness.
U.S. Legislation Bulletin
http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/legislation/115_uslegislation.html
Three bills were added:
H.R.669: Columbia River In-Lieu and Treaty Fishing Access Sites Improvement Act.
S.691: A bill to extend Federal recognition to the Chickahominy Indian Tribe, the Chickahominy Indian Tribe-Eastern Division, the Upper Mattaponi Tribe, the Rappahannock Tribe, Inc., the Monacan Indian Nation, and the Nansemond Indian Tribe.
H.R.1650: To establish a national, research-based, and comprehensive home study assessment process for the evaluation of prospective foster parents and adoptive parents and provide funding to States and Indian tribes to adopt such process.
