U.S. Supreme Court Bulletin
http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/sct/2017-2018update.html
Petition for certiorari was denied in Alaska v. Ross (Climate Change; Endangered Species) on 1/22/18.
Petition for certiorari was filed in R.K.B. et al. v. E.T. (Indian Child Welfare Act - Definition of Parent) on 12/29/17.
U.S. Federal Courts Bulletin
http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/federal/2018.html
Pro-Football, Inc. v. Blackhorse (Trademarks)
Buchwald Capital Advisors v. Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians (Tribal Sovereign Immunity)
State Courts Bulletin
http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/state/2018.html
In re Elizabeth M. (Indian Child Welfare Act - Notice)
Wilkinson v. Native American Rights Fund (Land Surveys - Sacred Sites)
News Bulletin
http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/news/currentnews.html
In the Economic Development section, we feature an article about U.S. legislation to make unionizing tribal casinos difficult.
Law Review & Bar Journal Bulletin
http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/lawreviews/2018.html
- Practicing Indian Law in Federal, State, and Tribal criminal courts: An update about recent expansion of criminal jurisdiction over non-Indians.
- Environmental Personhood.
- Salvaging the United Nations REDD program against the backdrop of international human rights violations.
- Honor killing and the Indigenous peoples: Cultural right or human right violation?
- Getting to the root of environmental injustice: Evaluating claims, causes, and solutions.
- Making strategic choices: How and why Indian groups advocated for Federal Recognition from 1977 to 2012.
http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/legislation/115_uslegislation.html
- H.R.4807: Dine College Act of 2018.
- S.2316: Native American Livestock Assistance Act of 2018.
http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/regulatory/2018.html
We feature a notice of Bureau of Indian Affairs rate adjustments for Indian irrigation projects.
