http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/sct/2017-2018update.html
Petition was filed in Window Rock Unified School District v. Reeves (Employment) on 9/25/17.
Petition was filed in Tavares v. Whitehouse (Indian Civil Rights Act) on 9/21/17.
News Bulletin
http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/news/currentnews.html
In the Health & Welfare section, we feature an article about the status of Indian housing and, in the Sovereign Immunity section, we feature some articles about a drug company transferring patents to a tribe.
U.S. Federal Courts Bulletin
http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/federal/2017.html
Upper Skagit Indian Tribe v. Suquamish Indian Tribe (Fishing Rights - Usual and Accustomed Fishing Grounds)
Wyoming v. Zinke (Trust Lands - Hydraulic Fracturing)
U.S. Regulatory Bulletin
http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/regulatory/2017.html
We
feature a Department of Homeland Security, Federal Emergency Management
declaration of an emergency for the Seminole Tribe of Florida.U.S. Legislation Bulletin
http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/legislation/115_uslegislation.html
The following bills were added:
S.1870: A bill to amend the Victims of Crime Act of 1984 to secure urgent resources vital to Indian victims of crime, and for other purposes.
H.R.3847: To revise the Yurok reservation, and for other purposes.
S.1855: A bill to permit the Miami Nation of Indiana to apply for acknowledgment as a federally recognized Indian tribe, and for other purposes.
Law Review & Bar Journal Bulletin
http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/lawreviews/2017.html
We feature this article:
Towards ethical stewardship: Balancing natural and historic cultural resources in national parks.
