March 8, 2018

NILL added new content to the Indian Law Bulletins on 3/8

U.S. Supreme Court Bulletin
http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/sct/2017-2018update.html
Petition was filed in Osage Wind, LLC, et al. v. United States (Mining; Surface Estate; Mineral Estate) on 3/2/18.

Law Review & Bar Journal Bulletin
http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/lawreviews/2018.html
  • "Animals may take pity on us": Using traditional tribal beliefs to address animal abuse and family violence within tribal nations.
  • Affirming a pragmatic development of tribal jurisprudential principles.
  • Public lands, conservation, and the possibility of justice.
  • Affirming a pragmatic development of tribal jurisprudential principles.
  • Traditional problems: How tribal same-sex marriage bans threaten tribal sovereignty.
  • Close to zero: The reliance on minimum blood quantum requirements to eliminate tribal citizenship in the Allotment Acts and the post-adoptive couple challenges to the constitutionality of ICWA.
  • Sufficiently criminal ties: Expanding VAWA criminal jurisdiction for Indian tribes.
  • When Patents are sovereigns: The competitive harms of leasing tribal immunity.

State Courts Bulletin
http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/state/2018.html
In Re M.J. (Indian Child Welfare Act - Termination of Parental Rights; Wisconsin Indian Child Welfare Act)

U.S. Federal Courts Bulletin 
http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/federal/2018.html
Perkins v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue (Federal Income Tax)
Stand Up for California! v. United States Department of Interior (Land into Trust; Federal Vacancies Reform Act)

News Bulletin
http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/news/currentnews.html
In the Environment & Energy section, we feature an article about a gas lease sale near Chaco Canyon.

U.S. Legislation Bulletin 
http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/legislation/115_uslegislation.html
The following bills were added:
  • H.R.5140: To make improvements to the Account for the State Response to the Opioid Abuse Crisis to improve tribal health. 
  • H.R.5172: To assist Indian tribes in maintaining, expanding, and deploying broadband systems.