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| Tara Sweeney, nominee Asst. Secretary for Indian Affairs photo from Arctic Slope Regional Corporation at www.asrc.com |
http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/news/currentnews.html
In the Intergovernmental section, we feature a couple of articles about new leadership positions filled at the Bureau of Indian Affairs.
U.S. Federal Courts Bulletin
http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/federal/2017.html
Chemehuevi Indian Tribe v. Brown (Tribal-State Gaming Compacts)
Standing Rock Sioux Tribe v. U.S Army Corps of Engineers (Dakota Access Pipeline - Easements
Moody v. United States (American Indian Agricultural Resources Management Act - Leases)
Allergan INC. v. TEVA Pharmaceuticals USA, INC. (Patents; Tribal Sovereign Immunity)
U.S. Regulatory Bulletin
http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/regulatory/2017.html
We feature proposed amendments of the Indian Gaming Commission relating to the Freedom of Information Act.
U.S. Legislation Bulletin
http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/legislation/115_uslegislation.html
The following bills were added:
S.1965: Allowing Alaska IVORY Act.
H.R.4026: Pala Band of Mission Indians Land Transfer Act of 2017.
H.R.4032: Gila River Indian Community Federal Rights-of-Way, Easements and Boundary Clarification Act.
H.R.4070: Central Coast Heritage Protection Act. (See SEC. 12: Use by members of Tribes.)
H.R.4019: To provide grants to States and Indian tribes to reform their criminal justice system to encourage the replacement of the use of payment of secured money bail as a condition of pretrial release in criminal cases, and for other purposes.
Law Review & Bar Journal Bulletin
http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/lawreviews/2017.html
We feature this article:
Catching up with the twenty-first century: How Article IX, chapter one of the law and order codes of the Shoshone and Arapaho Tribes should be updated to better protect domestic violence victims.
